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Art beyond the west : the arts of Africa, India and Southeast Asia, China, Japan and Korea, the Pacific, and the Americas / Michael Kampen O'Riley ; afterword by Anne D'Alleva.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : H.N. Abrams, 2002Description: 344 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0810914336
  • 9780810914339
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 709 21
LOC classification:
  • N5300 .K292 2002
Partial contents:
1. Introduction : art beyond the west -- Africa -- India and Southeast Asia -- China -- Japan and Korea -- The Pacific -- The Americas -- Western and non-Western art -- The art in context -- Map -- 2. Africa -- Time chart -- Introduction -- The history of African art history -- African prehistory -- Southern Africa -- East Africa -- Central Africa -- West Africa -- The African Diaspora and the African-American folklore art -- Summary -- Boxes -- Maps -- 3. India and Southeast Asia -- Time chart -- Introduction -- The Indus Valley -- Buddhist art -- Hindu art -- Jain art and architecture -- Islamic India -- Colonial India -- Summary -- Boxes -- Maps -- 4. China -- Introduction -- Time chart -- The Neolithic period (c.7000-2250 CBE) -- The Xia (c.2205-1700 BCE) -- The Zhou dynasty (1045-480 BCE) -- The period of Warring States (480-221 BCE) and the Qin dynasty (221-209 BCE) -- The Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) -- The period of disunity : six dynasties (220-589 CE) -- The Wei dynasty in Northern China (388-535 CE) -- The Sui (589-618) and Tang (618-907) dynasties -- The five dynasties (906-960), Northern Song (960-1127) and Southern Song (1127-1279) dynasties -- The Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) -- The Ming dynasty (1368-1644) -- The Qing dynasty (1644-1911) -- Modern China (from 1911) -- Summary -- Boxes -- Maps -- 5. Japan and Korea -- Time chart -- Introduction -- The Jomon (12,000/10,5000-300 BCE) and Yayoi (300 BCE-300 CE) periods -- The Kofun period (300-710 CE) -- Korea : the three kingdoms periods (57 BCE-688 CE) -- The Asuka (552-645) and Hakuho (645-710) periods -- The Nara period (710-794) -- The Heian period (794-1185) -- Kamakura (1185-1333) and Koryo Korea (948-1395) periods -- The Muromachi (Ashikaga) period (1392-1573) -- The Momoyama period (1573-1615) -- The Tokugawa (Edo) period (1615-1868) -- The Meiji restoration (1868-1912) -- The modern period (from 1912) -- Summary -- Boxes -- Maps -- 6. The Pacific -- Time chart -- Introduction -- Australia -- Melanesia -- Micronesia -- Polynesia -- Summary -- Boxes -- Maps -- 7. The Americas -- Introduction -- The pre-Columbian world -- South America : the central Andes -- Time chart -- Mesoamerica -- Time chart -- North America -- Time chart -- Summary -- Boxes -- Maps -- 8. Art without boundaries -- Introduction -- Postcolonialism -- Postmodernism -- Internationalism in the postmodern and postcolonial world -- Into the twenty-first century : the future of art beyond the west -- Map -- Afterword -- The new geographies of contemporary art -- Glossary.
Review: "In this survey of the arts of Africa, India and Southeast Asia, China, Japan, Korea, the Pacific, and the Americas, Michael Kampen O'Riley presents the vast and fascinating range of arts that lie outside the Western tradition. Within a predominantly geographic and chronological framework, he explores the arts of these areas from the beginnings of civilization to the present day." "As early as the Renaissance, European collectors were enjoying "exotic" pieces from Asia, Africa and the Americas. But it was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that Europeans began to pay serious attention to the spectacular art and architecture they found abroad. With the accumulation of knowledge, each of these arts began to be recognized and appreciated in its own terms. Using maps, time charts, and a wide selection of famous and lesser known images, the author charts this growing awareness region by region, analyzing individual art works within their cultural contexts. The book's final chapter focuses on the increasing interrelation between all these cultures during the twentieth century and into the twenty-first. The effects of postcolonialism, postmodernism, and internationalism are acknowledged as instrumental in the creation of new hybrid art forms that draw their inspiration both from specific cultural traditions and the contemporary world at large."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-333) and index.

1. Introduction : art beyond the west -- Africa -- India and Southeast Asia -- China -- Japan and Korea -- The Pacific -- The Americas -- Western and non-Western art -- The art in context -- Map -- 2. Africa -- Time chart -- Introduction -- The history of African art history -- African prehistory -- Southern Africa -- East Africa -- Central Africa -- West Africa -- The African Diaspora and the African-American folklore art -- Summary -- Boxes -- Maps -- 3. India and Southeast Asia -- Time chart -- Introduction -- The Indus Valley -- Buddhist art -- Hindu art -- Jain art and architecture -- Islamic India -- Colonial India -- Summary -- Boxes -- Maps -- 4. China -- Introduction -- Time chart -- The Neolithic period (c.7000-2250 CBE) -- The Xia (c.2205-1700 BCE) -- The Zhou dynasty (1045-480 BCE) -- The period of Warring States (480-221 BCE) and the Qin dynasty (221-209 BCE) -- The Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) -- The period of disunity : six dynasties (220-589 CE) -- The Wei dynasty in Northern China (388-535 CE) -- The Sui (589-618) and Tang (618-907) dynasties -- The five dynasties (906-960), Northern Song (960-1127) and Southern Song (1127-1279) dynasties -- The Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) -- The Ming dynasty (1368-1644) -- The Qing dynasty (1644-1911) -- Modern China (from 1911) -- Summary -- Boxes -- Maps -- 5. Japan and Korea -- Time chart -- Introduction -- The Jomon (12,000/10,5000-300 BCE) and Yayoi (300 BCE-300 CE) periods -- The Kofun period (300-710 CE) -- Korea : the three kingdoms periods (57 BCE-688 CE) -- The Asuka (552-645) and Hakuho (645-710) periods -- The Nara period (710-794) -- The Heian period (794-1185) -- Kamakura (1185-1333) and Koryo Korea (948-1395) periods -- The Muromachi (Ashikaga) period (1392-1573) -- The Momoyama period (1573-1615) -- The Tokugawa (Edo) period (1615-1868) -- The Meiji restoration (1868-1912) -- The modern period (from 1912) -- Summary -- Boxes -- Maps -- 6. The Pacific -- Time chart -- Introduction -- Australia -- Melanesia -- Micronesia -- Polynesia -- Summary -- Boxes -- Maps -- 7. The Americas -- Introduction -- The pre-Columbian world -- South America : the central Andes -- Time chart -- Mesoamerica -- Time chart -- North America -- Time chart -- Summary -- Boxes -- Maps -- 8. Art without boundaries -- Introduction -- Postcolonialism -- Postmodernism -- Internationalism in the postmodern and postcolonial world -- Into the twenty-first century : the future of art beyond the west -- Map -- Afterword -- The new geographies of contemporary art -- Glossary.

"In this survey of the arts of Africa, India and Southeast Asia, China, Japan, Korea, the Pacific, and the Americas, Michael Kampen O'Riley presents the vast and fascinating range of arts that lie outside the Western tradition. Within a predominantly geographic and chronological framework, he explores the arts of these areas from the beginnings of civilization to the present day." "As early as the Renaissance, European collectors were enjoying "exotic" pieces from Asia, Africa and the Americas. But it was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that Europeans began to pay serious attention to the spectacular art and architecture they found abroad. With the accumulation of knowledge, each of these arts began to be recognized and appreciated in its own terms. Using maps, time charts, and a wide selection of famous and lesser known images, the author charts this growing awareness region by region, analyzing individual art works within their cultural contexts. The book's final chapter focuses on the increasing interrelation between all these cultures during the twentieth century and into the twenty-first. The effects of postcolonialism, postmodernism, and internationalism are acknowledged as instrumental in the creation of new hybrid art forms that draw their inspiration both from specific cultural traditions and the contemporary world at large."--BOOK JACKET.

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