Sacred Exchanges: Images in Global Context (Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts) by Ferrell, Robyn - 2012-03-27

Columbia University Press, 2012 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 171 pages, references, index. Sunning and a few small scratches on the lower front edge, dust jacket has minor wear..

Columbia University Press , pp. 192 Index. Hardback. Used.

Hardback. New. As the international art market globalizes the indigenous image, it changes its identity, status, value, and purpose in local and larger contexts. Focusing on a school of Australian Aboriginal painting that has become popular in the contemporary art world, Robyn Ferrell traces the influence of cultural exchanges on art, the self, and attitudes toward the other. Aboriginal acrylic painting, produced by indigenous women artists of the Australian Desert, bears a superficial resemblance to abstract expressionism and is often read as such by viewers. Yet to see this art only through a Western lens is to miss its unique ontology, logics of sensation, and rich politics and religion. Ferrell explores the culture that produces these paintings and connects its aesthetic to the brutal environmental and economic realities of its people. From here, she travels to urban locales, observing museums and department stores as they traffic interchangeably in art and commodities. Ferrell ties the history… Read More

Columbia Univ Pr, 2011. Hardcover. New. 170 pages. 8.25x6.25x0.75 inches.

Columbia University Press, 2012. Hardcover. New.

Columbia University Press, 2012. Hardcover. New.

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