{"product_id":"chicanao-remix-9781479821129","title":"Chicanao Remix","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRewrites our understanding of the last 50 years of Chicana\/o cultural production. Chicana\/o Remix casts new light not only on artistssuch as Sandra de la Loza, Judy Baca, and David Botello, among othersbut on the exhibitions that feature their work, and the collectors, curators, critics, and advocates who engage it. Combining feminist theory, critical ethnic studies, art historical analysis, and extensive archival and field research, Karen Mary Davalos argues that narrow notions of identity, politics, and aesthetics limit our ability to understand the full capacities of Chicana\/o art. She employs fresh vernacular concepts such as the errata exhibit, or the staging of exhibits that critically question mainstream art museums, and the remix, or the act of bringing new narratives and forgotten histories from the background and into the foreground. These concepts, which emerge out of art practice itself, drive her analysis and reinforce the rejection of familiar narratives that evaluate Chi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChicana\/o Remixis sure to become the definite resource on Chicana\/o and Latinx art across the disciplines. With impressive knowledge and sensibility toward the subject, Davaloselucidates the key debates around the evaluation and representation of Chicana\/o art, and the strategies used by Chicano\/a artists, curators, and collectors to challenge dominant aesthetic structures. The result is a revealing analysis of the art world and a must-read for anyone interested in the expanding definitions of Latinx visual culture. -- Arlene Dávila,author of Culture Works: Space, Value, and Mobility Across the Neoliberal Americas","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409063256407,"sku":"9781479821129","price":23.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781479821129.jpg?v=1730505298","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/chicanao-remix-9781479821129","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}