Immigration in the Visual Art of Nicario Jiménez Quispe

AvCarol Damian,Michael J. LaRosa

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

Art meets today’s political debate over immigration in this beautifully illustrated exploration of Nicario Jiménez Quispe’s retablos. This beautifully illustrated full-color book offers a unique depiction of the current immigration debate through the creative gaze of renowned Peruvian artist Nicario Jiménez Quispe, a recent immigrant to the United States. An internationally recognized maker of retablos, Jiménez is creating work that powerfully encapsulates the struggles, possibilities, and tragedies of immigration from the Global South to North America.A decorative box with figures in the interior, the retablo in the Andes became a sort of magical-religious box designed to increase fertility among the herds owned by the local peasant population. These boxes served as a means of exchange in a cash-free, rural environment. Now reimagined by Jiménez, the retablo offers compelling insights into the bitter immigration disputes dividing our nation.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-09-12
Mått:209 x 211 x 17 mm
Vikt:526 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:144
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Medarbetare:Annette Fromm
ISBN:9781538128527

Utforska kategorier

Centralt styre och förvaltning inom Samhälle och politik
Migration inom Samhälle och politik
Konsthistoria inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Carol Damian is professor of art history (retired) at Florida International University in Miami. Damian is the founding director (2008–2014) of the Frost Art Museum on the campus of FIU. Her specialty is Latin American and Caribbean art with a focus on colonial Andean art.Michael J. LaRosa is associate professor of history at Rhodes College, Memphis. LaRosa, a specialist in modern Colombian history, has coauthored books with the Colombian historian Germán R. Mejía, among others.Steve Stein is professor emeritus of history at the University of Miami, Coral Gables. He has published widely on the contemporary history of Peru. His most recent work focuses on the history of wine and wine making in Latin America.

Recensioner i media

The authors of this insightful book offer an original entry into the current immigration debate through the eyes and work of the renowned Peruvian artist/sculptor Nicario Jiménez Quispe. The images of Jiménez’s retablos offer an innovative way of capturing the suffering of the displaced. This book is an inimitable contribution to the debate.

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgmentsForeword: Continuity and Change in a Traditional Art Form, by Annette B. Fromm ix1 By Way of Introduction 2 The Retablo: Testimony, Tradition, and the Case for Fine Art in Popular Culture 3 A Corporal and Artistic Migration: The Peruvian Years 4 Art Questions Politics: An American Challenge 5 Promise and Hope: The Other Side of ImmigrationConclusion: Beyond the WallSelected BibliographyIndex About the Authors