| Description |
xiii, 281 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
1. The "Primitive" within "Primitivism": Lam's Encounter with the School of Paris -- 2. Mediating the Sacred and the Profane: Lam's Cuban Work in the 1940s -- 3. Myth and Totemism: Lam and the New York School, 1942-1952 -- 4. Surrealism after World War II: Lam in Europe, 1947-1960 -- 5. "Lo Maravilloso" and the Antillean Ethos: Lam in Cuba and Latin America, 1946-1960 -- 6. The Demise of Surrealism: Lam and the U.S. Art Scene, 1950-1980 -- 7. The Artist in the Revolution: Lam in Cuba, 1960-1982 -- 8. A Shaman for Modern Times: Lam in Europe, 1960-1982 -- 9. New Means and New Media: Lam's Late Work, 1970-1982 -- 10. The "Deft Juggler of Cultural Modes": Lam in the Postmodern Context -- 11. Toward a New Art History: Lam Scholarship in the Twenty-first Century |
| Summary |
"With its signature style that marries Cubism and Surrealism with Afro-Cuban and Caribbean motifs, the art of Wifredo Lam (1902-1982) occupies a unique position in the history of modern art. Like many modern artists, specifically Pablo Picasso, Lam participated in the primitivist movement, drawing inspiration and imagery from non-western, pre-technological cultures. Yet, unlike European and Euroamerican primitivists, Lam, who was a Cuban of Spanish, African, and Chinese descent, was engaging with his own cultural heritage in his works. His authenticity as both "primitive" and "primitivist" challenges the fundamental tenets of primitivism and makes Lam an ambiguous, fascinating figure in twentieth-century art." "This study explores Lam's enduring contribution to world art history - the reclamation and projection of an African identity within mainstream art. Lowery Stokes Sims surveys Lam's work, focusing on the period from 1947 onwards, in which he demonstrated the viability of nationalist pursuits within modernism to a new generation of artists in Europe and Latin America. She traces his career and life and the critical reception of his work in Cuba and Latin America, the United States, and Europe in succession as each locale predominated chronologically in his career."--BOOK JACKET. P |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-267) and index |
| Notes |
Also available online (Table of contents) |
| Subject |
Lam, Wifredo -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Lam, Wifredo -- Influence.
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Lam, Wifredo.
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Painters -- Cuba -- Biography.
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Surrealism -- Cuba.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Author |
Lam, Wifredo.
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| LC no. |
2001044296 |
| ISBN |
0292777507 hardback |
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