Resisting categories
Subtitle: Latin American and/or Latino?
By: organized by Héctor Olea, Mari Carmen Ramírez, Tomás Ybarra-Frausto ; with document introductions by María C. Gaztambide ; edited by Héctor Olea and Melina Kervandjian
Series: Critical documents of 20th-century Latin American and Latino art -- v. I
Publisher: Museum Fine Arts Houston
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Houston
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780300146974
Subjects: Hispanic American art; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies; ART / Caribbean & Latin American; ART / Criticism & Theory; Latin American Art
Description: "The terms "Latin American" and "Latino" have been used broadly to describe artists from a number of different countries, races, and cultures. Yet these reductive terms fail to clearly define these artists, who ultimately resist categorization. This comprehensive volume brings to light more than 170 crucial texts written by influential artists and critics who explore what it means to be "Latin American" or "Latino."Among the many topics discussed are notions of pan-Latin Americanism, the emergence of collections and exhibitions devoted specifically to "Latin American art," and multicultural critiques of Latin American essentialism. The selected writings, many of which have never before been published in English, span from the late 19th century to the present day, and include texts by such luminaries as David Alfaro Siqueiros, Joaquín Torres-García, Jorge Luis Borges, Marta Traba, and Luis Camnitzer"--
Notes: This book was published in conjunction with the launch of the Digital Archive of the International Center for the Arts of the Americas on January 19, 2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.