Abstractionist Aesthetics Artistic Form and Social Critique in African American Culture |
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| Author:
| Harper, Phillip Brian |
| Series title: | NYU Series in Social and Cultural Analysis Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4798-6543-7 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2015 |
| Publisher: | New York University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $89.00 |
Book Description:
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An artistic discussion on the critical potential of African American expressive culture In a major reassessment of African American culture, Phillip Brian Harper intervenes in the ongoing debate about the "proper" depiction of black people. He advocates for African American aesthetic abstractionism-a representational mode whereby an artwork, ......
An artistic discussion on the critical potential of African American expressive culture In a major reassessment of African American culture, Phillip Brian Harper intervenes in the ongoing debate about the "proper" depiction of black people. He advocates for African American aesthetic abstractionism-a representational mode whereby an artwork, ......