Borderless: The Art of Luis Tapia
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (743 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 098010808X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 204 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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His three critical collections include Can Poetry Matter? (1992), which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Award. He holds the Judge Widney Chair of Poetry and Public Culture at the University of Southern California. . Dana Gioia is the Poet Laureate of California. He served as chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts from 2003 to 2009. He is the author of five collections of poetry, including Interrogations at
In this first publication devoted to Tapia’s artistic legacy, leading art historians, curators, and literary figures consider Tapia’s art both inside and outside the local and regional contexts in which it is made. Born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1950, sculptor Luis Tapia is a pioneering Chicano artist who for forty-five years has pushed the art of polychrome wood sculpture to new levels of craftsmanship and social and political commentary. At the same time, he transcends cultural and ethnic borders through the elegance of his craft and commentary. With more than 100 photographic reproductions, Borderless illuminates Tapia’s relevance and vitality within the broader national and international artistic conversation. . Rooted in a folk art tradition established in seventeenth-century New Mexico, Tapia’s work at once honors its origins, reinterprets traditional subject matter, and revitalizes age-old techniques. Tapia’s works speak to the complexity of Latino/Hispano/Chicano identity, history, and contemporary culture, offering compelling insights and challenging perspectives on life in the barrio, on the border, and beyond. As an artist and activist whose works have been internationally exhibited and collected, Tapia informs and educates non
His three critical collections include Can Poetry Matter? (1992), which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Award. About the AuthorDana Gioia is the Poet Laureate of California. He served as chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts from 2003 to 2009. He is the author of five collections of poetry, including Interrogations at Noon (2001), which won the American Book Award, and 99 Poems: New & Selected (2016). Gioia has written three opera libretti and edited twenty literary anthologies. He holds the Judge Widney Chair of Poetry and Public Culture at the University of Southern California.