Xican-a.o.x. Body

Xican-a.o.x. Body is a comprehensive survey of Xicanx art that explores how artists have used the Brown body as a site of resistance and created artistic communities that challenge systemic racism and exclusionary practices. The publication features new histories of Xicanx art by 70 artists and thematic essays by renowned scholars that address the intersection of identity, race, and class.

Format: Hardback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 18 January 2024
Publisher: Hirmer Verlag

Compelling survey of Xicanx art that has shaped visual culture over the last 50 years.

Xican-a.o.x. Body centres the political and creative resistance of Xicanx artists from 1968 to the present. The publication presents new histories of Xicanx art, illustrating how artists foreground the Brown body to explore, expand, and complicate conceptions linked to Chicanx, Latinx, and Xicanx experiences.

The publication offers new insights into more than 50 years of Xicanx art, examining influential works by some 70 artists who highlight the Brown body as a site of resistance and who have created artistic communities that push against systemic racism and the exclusionary practices of mainstream art institutions. Thematic essays by renowned scholars address the ways in which Xicanx art lies at the intersection of the politics of identity, race, and class, and interrogate questions of “high” and “low” culture.

Xicanx art has been a powerful force in shaping visual culture over the last 50 years, challenging traditional notions of art and identity and creating a space for artists to express their experiences and perspectives. Xican-a.o.x. Body is a groundbreaking publication that provides a comprehensive and insightful examination of this rich artistic tradition, offering new insights and perspectives that will be of interest to scholars, artists, and anyone interested in the intersection of culture, identity, and resistance.

Weight: 1466g
Dimension: 247 x 302 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783777441689