Making Art Global, Part 1: The Third Havana Biennial, 1989

by Rachel Weiss

Exhibition Histories - Afterall (2)

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The second volume in Afterall's Exhibition Histories series focuses on the third edition of the Bienal de La Habana, which took place in 1989.In the core essay, Rachel Weiss examines the ways in which this exhibition extended the global territory of contemporary art and redefined the biennial model.A key member of the curatorial team, Gerardo Mosquera, contributes a reflection on the project, and its constituent exhibitions and events are documented photographically.The book also includes a show more paper delivered by Geeta Kapur at the Bienal conference and republishes reviews of the Bienal by Coco Fusco and Luis Camnitzer.It opens with an introduction by Charles Esche and brings together recent interviews with participating artists Alex ngeles, Jos Bedia, Alfredo M rquez and L zaro Saavedra. Crucial texts from the time are complemented by vital new material. show less

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Making Art Global, Part 1: The Third Havana Biennial, 1989

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Art & Design, Nonfiction, Economics
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709.04Arts & recreationArtsHistory, geographic treatment, biographyBy Period1900-1999 20th century; Modern art
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N6488 .C9 .W45Fine ArtsVisual artsHistory
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