Introduction
Rethinking primitivisms in the modern art of Southeast Asia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13036217 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yvonne Low (0000-0001-7420-3589, The University of Sydney, corresponding author), Phoebe Scott (0009-0009-4777-8681) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 85-100 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Art (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2150-0894 • E-ISSN: 2150-0908 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/21500894.2024.2346204 |
| OpenAlex | W4399586450 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
This essay introduces the special issue Rethinking Primitivisms in the Modern Art of Southeast Asia. We argue that the concept of 'primitivism' allows us to address an uneasy hierarchy of artist to subject, self to other, that arises in certain works of modern art in Southeast Asia, and to situate such artworks within an art-historical genealogy. Our introduction takes stock of the legacy of the term and concept of 'primitivism' in modern art and its critical discourses globally, and explores its applicability and limitations in the context of Southeast Asia. The papers in this volume consistently recognise that there was an awareness of the tropes of Western primitivism, even an outright appropriation of them, in the modern art of the region, suggesting that the term still has useful work to do. Interrogations of primitivism from within this region, as well as critical deployments of its forms by contemporary artists, have also been part of the history of this concept in the region
Ancient history · Geography · Southeast asia · Asian Studies and History · History · Philippine History and Culture · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |