BLACK ART (WORLD OF ART) (PB)

The African diaspora - a result of the slave trade and Western colonialism - has generated a wide array of artistic achievements, from blues and reggae to the paintings of the pioneering African American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner and video creations of contemporary hip-hop artists. This book concentrates on how these works, often created during times of major social upheaval and transformation, use black culture both as a subject and as context. Now updated, this new edition helps us understand better the troubled opening of the twenty-first century.