Chicana Art: The Politics of Spiritual and Aesthetic Altarities de Perez, Laura Elisa - 2007

Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2007. xv, 390 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 23 cm. Objects/Histories Series. Tight, clean text. Small gift inscription/half-title page, otherwise unmarked. "Examines the work of more than forty Chicana artists across a variety of media including painting, printmaking, sculpture, performance, and other installations forms, and fiction, poetry, and plays. This book describes how Chicana artists invoke a culturally hybrid spirituality to question and confront racism, bigotry, patriarchy, and homophobia." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Invocation, ofrenda; Spirit, glyphs; Body, dress; Altar, alter; Tierra, land; Book, art; Face, heart; Self, other. . Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.