Making Art Global (Part 2): 'Magiciens de la Terre' 1989

Making Art Global (Part 2): 'Magiciens de la Terre' 1989 (Exhibition Histories)

Magiciens de la Terre was an exhibition held at the Centre Georges Pompidou and the Grande Halle at the Parc de la Villette in 1989. Curated by Jean-Hubert Martin, it aimed to counter the ethnic bias and colonial complicity of the contemporary art world. Martin chose 100 artists from around the world: 50 from first-world cultures such as the U.S. and Europe and 50 from cultures then routinely ignored by the art market, in Africa, Latin America, Asia and Australia. "I want to play the role of someone who uses artistic intuition alone to select objects which come from totally different cultures," Martin explained. "I also want to incorporate into that process the critical thinking which contemporary anthropology provides on the problem of ethnocentrism." With photographs and gallery plans, this volume revisits the exhibition.
Country USA
Brand Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig
Manufacturer Afterall Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 107 colour, 28 b&w illustrations
ReleaseDate 2013-09-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9783863352585

Country	USA
Brand	Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig
Manufacturer	Afterall Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	107 colour, 28 b&w illustrations
ReleaseDate	2013-09-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9783863352585

Making Art Global (Part 2): 'Magiciens de la Terre' 1989 (Exhibition Histories)