The Politics of Taste: Beatriz González and Cold War Aesthetics

by Ana Mar Reyes and Ana Maria Reyes

Book Overview

In The Politics of Taste Ana Mar a Reyes examines the works of Colombian artist Beatriz Gonz lez and the Argentine-born art critic, Marta Traba, who championed her art during Colombia's National Front coalition government (1958-1974). This was a critical period in Latin American art, when artistic practice, art criticism, and institutional objectives came into strenuous yet productive tension. While Gonz lez's triumphant debut excited critics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478003979
• ISBN13: 9781478003977
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"