Essential Desires
"A fine overview of contemporary Thai art in its historical context by a knowledgeable and sensitive critic who has lived and worked in Thailand for two decades."--Thanavi Chotpradit, Silpakorn University, Thailand "Essential Desires serves as a valuable handbook to contemporary Thai art, providing an effective survey of recent developments, carefully and clearly placed in the context of Thailand's complicated cultural-political milieu."--Pamela Corey, SOAS, University of London
Essential Desires: Contemporary Art in Thailand is the first major, fully illustrated survey of Thai art in thirty years. Brian Curtin shows how Thai artists negotiated their emergence on the global art stage while dealing with pan-Asian regionalism and nationalism at home. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Reaktion Books
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781789142938
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
- Format
- 25 x 18 cm
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"A fine overview of contemporary Thai art in its historical context by a knowledgeable and sensitive critic who has lived and worked in Thailand for two decades."--Thanavi Chotpradit, Silpakorn University, Thailand "Essential Desires serves as a valuable handbook to contemporary Thai art, providing an effective survey of recent developments, carefully and clearly placed in the context of Thailand's complicated cultural-political milieu."--Pamela Corey, SOAS, University of London