Visionary art of the Americas : hemispheric transculturations, hallucinogens, politics, aesthetics, and mass consumer culture in the United States, Mexico, and Colombia / Juan David Cadena Botero.
Mestizo visionary art of the Americas in the late twentieth century
Notes:
Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Columbia University, 2022, under the title: Mestizo visionary art of the Americas in the late twentieth century : hallucinogens, politics, aesthetics and mass consumer culture in the United States, Mexico, and Colombia. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction : hallucination, psychedelia, and visions in the Americas and the arts -- The United States of America -- Mexico -- Colombia -- Epilogue: a tradition debating the real.
Summary:
"Native and introduced hallucinogens channel hemispheric tensions between European, pre-Columbian, Black, and Indigenous values. This book explores those encounters by analyzing their depictions in media, arguing that artists used their mixed heritage to navigate porous boundaries ranging from consumer culture to political dissent"-- Provided by publisher.
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