Title Contemporary British artists of African descent and the unburdening of a generation / Monique Kerman

Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan imprint published by Springer Nature, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 256 pages) : color illustrations Contents Magdalene Odundo -- Veronica Ryan -- Mary Evans -- Maria Amidu -- Reckoning with identity, race, and gender -- Achieving parity Summary "This book explores the notable roles that contemporary British artists of African descent have played in the multicultural context of postwar Britain. In four key case studies-- Magdalene Odundo, Veronica Ryan, Mary Evans, and Maria Amidu--Monique Kerman charts their impact through analysis of works, activities, and exhibitions. The author elucidates each of the artists' creative response to their unique experience and examines how their work engages with issues of history, identity, diaspora, and the distillation of diverse cultural sources. The study also includes a comparative discussion of art broadly defined as "black British," in order to question assumptions concerning racial and ethnic identities that the artists often negotiate through their works--particularly the expectation or "burden" of representing minority or marginalized communities. Readers are thus challenged to unburden the artists herein and celebrate their work on its own terms."--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed January 5, 2018) Subject Odundo, Magdalene -- Criticism and interpretation Ryan, Veronica, 1956- -- Criticism and interpretation Evans, Mary, 1963- -- Criticism and interpretation Amidu, Maria -- Criticism and interpretation SUBJECT Evans, Mary, 1963- fast (OCoLC)fst01646291 Odundo, Magdalene. fast (OCoLC)fst00357680 Ryan, Veronica, 1956- fast (OCoLC)fst01595956 Subject Artists, Black -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century Artists, Black -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st century Art and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century Art and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st century ART -- Performance. ART -- Reference. Art and society. Great Britain. Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History. Form Electronic book ISBN 9783319651996 3319651994

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