Transmodern: An Art History of Contact, 1920-60

by Christian Kravagna

How can we reconfigure our picture of modern art after the postcolonial turn without simply adding regional art histories to the Eurocentric canon? Transmodern examines the global dimension of modern art by tracing the crossroads of different modernisms in Asia, Europe and the Americas. Featuring case studies in Indian modernism, the Harlem Renaissance and post-war abstraction, it demonstrates the significance of transcultural contacts between artists...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526160366
• ISBN13: 9781526160362
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.3" x 6.1"