Literary Fictions of the Contemporary Art System: Global Perspectives in Spanish and Portuguese

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Abstract

The main objective of this book is to explain how contemporary literatures in Spanish and Portuguese are dealing with artistic creativity when artmaking is no longer a specialised field of cultural production, but rather an expanded field of socioeconomic interaction, personal and creative self-definition and collective imagination. The project positions the contemporary art novel as the most suitable place to understand how the economisation of cultural labour is affecting writers and artists alike. The authors examined in this book, including José Saramago, Rita Indiana Hernández, María Gainza, Mayra Santos Febres and Ondjaki (amongst others) explore the contradictions of the art market, the dynamics of art education, the multifaceted activity of curators and socially engaged artists in relation to broader debates on the role of culture in the configuration of socioeconomic dynamics. The book maps a new trend within contemporary literature that taps into the visual art system to reassess the role of literature in critical ways.

Original languageEnglish
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Number of pages216
ISBN (Electronic)9781000619577
ISBN (Print)9780367714567
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2022
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Arts and Humanities

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