Race, Anthropology, and Politics in the Work of Wifredo Lam, 1st Edition

This book reinterprets Wifredo Lam’s work with particular attention to its political implications, focusing on how these implications emerge from the artist’s critical engagement with 20th-century anthropology. Field work conducted in Cuba, including the witnessing of actual Afro-Cuban religious ritual ceremonies and information collected from informants, enhances the interpretive background against which we can construe the meanings of Lam's art. In the process, Claude Cernuschi argues that Lam hoped to fashion a new hybrid style to foster pride and dignity in the Afro-Cuban community, as well as counteract the acute racism of Cuban culture.Race, Anthropology, and Politics in the Work of Wifredo Lam 1st Edition is written by Claude Cernuschi and published by Routledge. ISBNs for Race, Anthropology, and Politics in the Work of Wifredo Lam are 9781351187855, 1351187856 and the print ISBNs are 9780815393740, 0815393741. Additional ISBNs include 9781351187879, 9781032338323, 9781351187862, 9781351187848.