1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910511792903321

Autore

Chambers Eddie

Titolo

Black Artists in British Art [[electronic resource] ] : A History since the 1950s

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : I.B.Tauris, 2014

ISBN

9780857736086

0-85773-608-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (426 p.)

Disciplina

758.1

Soggetti

Art, British -- 19th century -- Exhibitions

Art, British -- 20th century -- Exhibitions

Blacks in art -- Exhibitions

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; About the Author; Title Page; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Note; Acknowledgements; Foreword: Celebrating Nelson's Ships; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Pioneering Generation of Caribbean Artists; Chapter 2: Early Contributions by South Asian Artists; Chapter 3: The Significance of the 1970s; Chapter 4: Uzo Egonu and Contemporary African Art in Britain; Chapter 5: The Earliest Black-British Practitioners; Chapter 6: South Asian Stories; Chapter 7: The 'Black Art' Generation and the 1980s; Chapter 8: The Rise and Fall of The Black-Art Gallery

Chapter 9: The Emergence of Black Women Artists: Arguments and OpinionsChapter 10: Sonia Boyce and Other Black Women Artists; Chapter 11: Substantial Sculpture: The work of Sokari Douglas Camp, Veronica Ryan, and Permindar Kaur.; Chapter 12: Black Artists of the 1990s Generation; Chapter 13: The Triumphant Triumvirate: Yinka Shonibare, Chris Ofili, and Steve McQueen.; Epilogue: The New Generation; Notes; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

Black artists have been making major contributions to the British art scene for decades, since at least the middle of the 20th century. Sometimes, these artists - with backgrounds in the countries of Africa,



the Caribbean, and South Asia - were regarded and embraced as British practitioners of note and merit. At other times, particularly during the 1970s and 1980s, they were not. In response, on occasion, Britain's black artists came together and made their own exhibitions or created their own gallery spaces. In this book, Eddie Chambers tells the story of Britain's black artists, from the 195

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910784706403321

Autore

Lee Philip J.

Titolo

Against the protestant gnostics / / Philip J. Lee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York ; ; Oxon, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1987

©1987

ISBN

0-19-773812-5

9786610760343

1-280-76034-6

0-19-802111-9

0-19-535919-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 p.)

Disciplina

273.1

Soggetti

Gnosticism

Protestantism - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; PART I: GNOSTICISM IN CONFLICT WITH THE FAITH; 1. Gnosticism as a Type of Religion; 2. Gnosticism as a Heresy; 3. Gnosticism Within the Orthodox Faith; PART II: GNOSTICISM IN ASCENDANCE IN NORTH AMERICA; 4. Alienation: From Gratitude to Despair; 5. Protestant Gnosis: From Holy Event to Private Illumination; 6. Modern Escape-from the Home of the Brave?; 7. Narcissism: From the Sacred Community to the Inner Self; 8. Elitism: From the Many to the Few; 9. Syncretism: From the Particular to the Nebulous

PART III: GNOSTICISM ESTABLISHED WITHIN NORTH AMERICAN



PROTESTANTISM: RESULTS AND REFORM10. Results of a Gnosticized Protestantism; 11. The Degnosticizing of Protestantism: The Renewal of Hope; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

In this penetrating and provocative assessment of the current state of religion and its effects on society at large, Philip J. Lee criticizes conservatives and liberals alike as he traces gnostic motifs to the very roots of American Protestantism. With references to an extraordinary spectrum of writings from sources as diverse as John Calvin, Martin Buber, Tom Wolfe, Margaret Atwood, and Emily Dickinson, he probes the effects of gnostic thinking on a wide range of issues. Calling for the restoration of a dialectical faith and practice, the book points to positive ways of restoring health to en