Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art

An Anthology

Nora A Taylor editor Boreth Ly editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cornell University Press

Published:15th Apr '12

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Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art cover

"The anthology edited by Nora Taylor and Boreth Ly emerges at a time when Southeast Asian contemporary art is gaining increasing visibility on the global art stage.... This volume serves as a reflective and critical body of essays that illuminates ways in which these developments may be questioned and understood."Journal of Asian Studies

This anthology explores artistic practices and works from a diverse and vibrant region. Scholars, critics, and curators offer their perspectives on Southeast Asian art and artists, aiming not to define the field but to Illuminate its changing nature and Its Interactions with creative endeavors and histories originating elsewhere. These essays examine a range of new and modern work, from sculptures that Invoke post-conflict trauma In Cambodia to Thai art Installations that Invite audience participation and thereby challenge traditional definitions of the "art object." In this way, the authors not only provide a lively study of regional art, but challenge and expand broad debates about international and transnational art.

The anthology edited by Nora Taylor and Boreth Ly emerges at a time when Southeast Asian contemporary art is gaining increasing visibility on the global art stage.... This volume serves as a reflective and critical body of essays that illuminates ways in which these developments may be questioned and understood.

* Journal of Asian Studi

ISBN: 9780877277866

Dimensions: 254mm x 171mm x 24mm

Weight: 907g

280 pages