Latin American Art at The Museum of Modern Art: The Power of the Canon

Author:   Miriam M. Basilio Gaztambide (New York University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Pages:   212
Publication Date:   12 June 2025
Format:   Hardback
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Latin American Art at The Museum of Modern Art: The Power of the Canon


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Author:   Miriam M. Basilio Gaztambide (New York University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.570kg
ISBN:  

9780415843669


ISBN 10:   0415843669
Pages:   212
Publication Date:   12 June 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Introduction: Museum Collection Displays and Canon-Formation 1. The First Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture in 1945: Alfred H. Barr’s Evolving Canon 2. The Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Exhibition, 1954-1955: Debates About the Definition of American Art 3. The 1960s: Elaine Johnson’s Latin American Department Proposal and the 1967 Latin American Collection Exhibition Conclusion: Displaying Latin American Art in Museums Today

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Miriam M. Basilio Gaztambide is Associate Professor of Art History and Museum Studies at New York University (NYU). She was co-curator of Tempo (MoMA QNS, 2002), MoMA at El Museo: Latin American and Caribbean Art from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art (2003), and Fighting Fascism: Visual Culture of the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) (NYU Kimmel Windows, 2023). Her book Visual Propaganda, Exhibitions, and the Spanish Civil War (Routledge) was published in 2013.

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