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Circles and circuits : Chinese Caribbean art
Title:
Circles and circuits : Chinese Caribbean art

Chinese Caribbean art
Author:
Chang, Alexandra, editor, curator.
ISBN:
9780998745107
Physical Description:
230 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm.
General Note:
"'Circles and Circuits: Chinese Caribbean Art' is part of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, a far-reaching and ambitious exploration of Latin America and Latino art in dialogue with Los Angeles, taking place from September 2017 through January 2018 at more than 70 cultural institutions across Southern California. Pacific Standard Time is an initiative of the Getty. The presenting sponsor is Bank of America"--Page facing title page.
Contents:
Preface: California African American Museum / Preface: Chinese American Museum / Introduction: Coolies, shopkeepers, and artists : a historical overview of Chinese immigrants and their descendants in the Caribbean / Circles and circuits : Chinese Caribbean art / Artists in exhibition -- A historical context for Chinese migration / Intersecting trajectories : Chinese and Indian artists in Trinidad in the early twentieth century / Present-past : conversations with Maria Lau and Katarina Wong / Caribbean art and Chinese imaginaries / Diasporic affect : circulating art, producing rationality / Works in the exhibition.
Abstract:
"Circles and Circuits: Chinese Caribbean Art examines artistic production in Cuba, Trinidad, Jamaica, and Panama, where large immigrant populations and political, economic, and socio-cultural conditions enabled the development of rich art practices in the Chinese diasporic community. The volume touches on the dynamic interconnections between the Chinese diasporic art communities and intercontinental Caribbean art movements bringing into focus the intimate relationships between the artists and those around them, including those who influenced their work, from peers to mentors and family. Circles and Circuits: Chinese Caribbean Art ultimately explores how global migrations and the legacies of cultural, political, and economic power have shaped Chinese Caribbean art practices in the Caribbean and its diaspora. This catalog accompanies the exhibition Circles and Circuits: Chinese Caribbean Art, presented in two parts: History and Art of the Chinese Caribbean Diaspora at the California African American Museum and Contemporary Chinese Caribbean Art at the Chinese American Museum. The exhibition is part of the Getty's initiative Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, a far-reaching and ambitious exploration of Latin American and Latino art in dialogue with Los Angeles. Presenting a wealth of rarely seen artworks, archival materials, and scholarship, the exhibitions and catalog shift the frame of critical discourse on Chinese Caribbean art history and visual cultures. Circles and Circuits: Chinese Caribbean Art offers a foundational introduction into Chinese Caribbean art and its global context"--Publisher's website.
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Added Title:
History and art of the Chinese diaspora.
Bibliographical References:
Includes bibliographical references.
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