Text by Jennifer Allen, Jelle Bouwhuis, Benedict Anderson, Joep Leerssen, Hendrik Folkerts, Margriet Schavemaker.
Here, artists are invited to explore the theme of national identity as it is experienced in everyday life. The volume, which is published for an exhibition at the Stedelijk in Amsterdam, includes work by Wendelien van Oldenborgh, Nicoline van Harskamp, Lucia Nimcova, Job Koelewijn, Barbara Visser, Yael Bartana and Gert Jan Kocken.
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FROM THE BOOK
"Nationalism and national identity are recurrent themes in the visual arts and art history. In recent years, a contractive national identity, based on an increasing suspicion and fear of immigrants, has become a dominant feature of Western contemporary society and politics. Although artists deal with nationalism and national identity, the artworks themselves are often not imbued with a particular national(ist) meaning. Rather, they are interpreted as such, made into national capital by the people analyzing the works. Art historical interpretation is always constituted by borders, whether they be cultural, social, political, or geographical."
FORMAT: Pbk, 4.25 x 7.25 in. / 264 pgs / 48 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $30.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $40 ISBN: 9789056627737 PUBLISHER: nai010 publishers AVAILABLE: 1/31/2011 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: FLAT40 PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of stock indefinitely AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: NA LA ME
Monumentalism History and National Identity in Contemporary Art
Published by nai010 publishers. Text by Jennifer Allen, Jelle Bouwhuis, Benedict Anderson, Joep Leerssen, Hendrik Folkerts, Margriet Schavemaker.
Here, artists are invited to explore the theme of national identity as it is experienced in everyday life. The volume, which is published for an exhibition at the Stedelijk in Amsterdam, includes work by Wendelien van Oldenborgh, Nicoline van Harskamp, Lucia Nimcova, Job Koelewijn, Barbara Visser, Yael Bartana and Gert Jan Kocken.
