States of Exchange: Cuban Artists

Book Overview

In States of Exchange, Cuban artist Gerardo Mosquera characterizes the sudden shift that visual artists in his country underwent in the 1980s: "These artists broke with the official ideology of culture imposed by the Cuban regime throughout the 1970s, rejecting its political and nationalist clich?s. They did so spontaneously, without benefit of programs, mission statements or manifestos; they simply stopped taking any notice of government guidelines...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1899846506
• ISBN13: 9781899846504
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Turner A&r Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.1" x 9.0"