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Darkroom
Photography and video are powerful tools for shaping perception and effecting change, as is convincingly portrayed through the images in this catalogue. Featuring the works of sixteen South African photographers and video artists from 1950 to the present, the catalogue was conceived to accompany the exhibition of the same name at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The cultural and political turbulence of South Africa has lent particular urgency to the role of these media. The eight sections of this catalogue explore a broad spectrum of social and aesthetic themes that have not been brought together in this way before in the United States or abroad. Darkroom focuses on four generations of arti...
The Oxford Handbook of Modern African History
Provides the latest insights into, and interpretations of, the history of Africa
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David C. Driskell
In this inquiry into Driskell's life and work, art historian McGee analyzes Driskell's philosophical struggles as he sought to both express his feelings about racial strife in America and stay true to his art.
Are You Entertained?
The advent of the internet and the availability of social media and digital downloads have expanded the creation, distribution, and consumption of Black cultural production as never before. At the same time, a new generation of Black public intellectuals who speak to the relationship between race, politics, and popular culture has come into national prominence. The contributors to Are You Entertained? address these trends to consider what culture and blackness mean in the twenty-first century's digital consumer economy. In this collection of essays, interviews, visual art, and an artist statement the contributors examine a range of topics and issues, from music, white consumerism, cartoons, ...
Breaking the Disciplines
International scholars explore the ways in which knowledge actually operates, showing the limitations of now outmoded disciplines. Coming from fields as diverse as anthropology, philosophy, literature, aesthetics and art practice, together they break down the boundaries between entrenched domains of knowledge. Studies of objects which confound traditional definitions - including a mechanical cow invented by an Irish farmer, and the curious case of a mechanical monk - show how a close look at an individual object can, paradoxically, open up dynamic new "reconceptions" of traditional systems of knowledge. With social uses of knowledge currently a matter of public debate, this should be a timely text.
Outer & Inner Space
Borrowing from the title of Andy Warhol's 1965 doublescreen film, Outer and Inner Space, this book explores how video art addresses the interplay between external reality and internal states of mind.
Selections from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
"Selections from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts features the 100 objects and essays original to the 1997 edition plus 50 entries detailing major acquisitions added to the permanent collection since that time...This reader- and visitor-friendly edition represents objects of the finest quality. The mixture of signature pieces and those that deserve to be better known and understood illustrates the breadth of VMFA's collection and captures the flavor and character of the Museum." "Each object receives a two-page spread with full-color reproduction, a brief description and history, and sidebars with additional, at-a-glance information. Included also are a new Foreword by VMFA director Alex Nyerges and an updated Introduction highlighting the expansion and renovations of the building and grounds."--Publisher description.
Masterpieces
In commemoration of its fiftieth anniversary, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Council has created a beautiful cookbook, Masterpieces: A Celebration of Food and Art in Virginia, which offers a magnificent selection of recipes and artwork from around Virginia. Masterpieces, the second cookbook published by the VMFA Council, collects eighty-three recipes gathered from arts organizations and their supporters around Virginia. Contributors include many notable Virginians, such as the former first ladies of Virginia Lynda Robb and Virginia Holton, Alma Powell, and chefs from VMFA, the Governor's Mansion, the Jefferson Hotel, Barboursville Vineyards, and the Trellis, to name a few. Recipes range from the simple (Boursin Cheese Spread) to the more ambitious (Maestro Lobster Ravioli with Bisque Sauce), and akin to the art, the recipes vary from traditional (Monticello Muffins) to more contemporary fare (Pistachio-Crusted Rockfish). Whether simple or more elaborate to prepare, traditional or contemporary, the recipes here represent the rich diversity of Virginia's cuisines - and their results are delicious. Bon appetit!
