From February 3-6, we will be at the annual meeting of the College Art Association in Washington, DC. UW Press Advancement and Grants Manager Beth Fuget will be representing the Press, unveiling several new books, and meeting with partners to discuss our Mellon Foundation-funded collaboration, the Art History Publication Initiative.
Here is a taste of some recent and forthcoming titles in art history and visual culture we’ll be featuring at the conference, but be sure to stop by our booth (#322) to see our full slate of books. Follow along on social media with #caa2016.
Art History Publication Initiative Books
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“Excavating the Afterlife” by Guolong Lai
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“Imperial Illusions” by Kristina Kleutghen
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“Building a Sacred Mountain” by Wei-Cheng Lin
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“Chang’an Avenue and the Modernization of Chinese Architecture” by Shuishan Yu
New and Recent Books
“Image Problems” by Robert DiCaroli
“Making Strange” edited by Saloni Mathur and Miwon Kwon (Fowler Museum at UCLA)
“Art AIDS America” by Jonathan David Katz and Rock Hushka (Tacoma Art Museum)
“Seeing Nature” by Brian J. Ferriso, et al. (Portland Art Museum, Oregon)
“Time and Place Are Nonsense” by Tom Vick (Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery)
“Gombrich among the Egyptians and Other Essays in the History of Art” by Robert Bagley
“The Photograph and Australia” by Judy Annear (Art Gallery of New South Wales)
“In the Spirit of the Ancestors” edited by Robin K. Wright and Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse
Forthcoming Books
Bhupen Khakhar: You Can’t Please All
Edited by Chris DeDercon and Nada Raza
Forthcoming June 2016
Published with Tate Publishing
This publication presents a fresh take on Bhupen Khakhar’s artistic, social, and spiritual interests. With personal and touching contributions by those who knew him, this richly illustrated book is an essential reference to one of the most compelling and unique voices in 20th century art, as well as a significant contribution to the field of international modernism.
Endeavouring Banks: Exploring Collections from the Endeavour Voyage 1768–1771
By Neil Chambers
With Contributions by Sir David Attenborough, John Gascoigne, Jeremy Coote, Andrew Cook, and Anna Agnarsdottir
Forthcoming Spring 2016
Published with Paul Holberton Publishing
The objects featured in this book tell the story of the Endeavour voyage and its impact ahead of the 250th anniversary of this seminal mission’s launch. The surviving illustrations are the most important body of images produced since Europeans entered this region, matching the truly historic value of the plant specimens and artifacts that will be seen alongside them.
Africa in the Market
Edited by Silvia Forni and Christopher Steiner
Forthcoming Spring 2016
Distributed for Royal Ontario Museum
The collection contains a wide range of mostly 20th century pieces that illustrate the creative achievements and cultural meanings of art objects produced and collected at a time of great international expansion of the market for African art. The objects are framed and interpreted within academic essays that highlight the significant role that African makers and dealers have played in shaping Western understanding of African art.
Chicana/o Art since the Sixties: From Errata to Remix
By Karen Mary Davalos
Forthcoming Spring 2016
Distributed for UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press
Davalos combines decolonial theory with extensive archival and field research to offer a new critical perspective on Chicana/o art. Using Los Angeles as a case study, she presents her most ambitious project to date in this examination of fifty years of Chicana/o art production in a major urban area.
On this #GiveBIG Day, thanks for giving big today and every day! This year your support helped us publish some of the region’s most talented nonfiction writers, offer fellowships in scholarly publishing, and ensure a future for smart, accessible books. Thank you for being part of the University of Washington Press community!
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