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Rachel Price, “Planet/Cuba: Art, Culture and the Future of the Island” (Verso, 2015)
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Rachel Price, “Planet/Cuba: Art, Culture and the Future of the Island” (Verso, 2015)
FromNew Books in Art
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48 minutes
Released:
Aug 2, 2016
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Cuban artists have been very productive this past decade, producing stunning and surprising works against a backdrop of political and economic transformation as well as continuing scarcity on the island. Planet/Cuba: Art, Culture and the Future of the Island (Verso, 2015), Rachel Price’s thoughtful approach to this cultural scene, pays special attention to conceptual and performance art that moves from the very local to the global. Her focus on artistic vocabularies centered on trees, marabou, and water as well as the symbolic and real significance of time and surveillance brings together a provocative array of artists that have a lot to tell us about the everyday both in Cuba and on our shared planet. This marvelous book acquaints readers with unforgettable artists and their work.
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Released:
Aug 2, 2016
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