Across the globe, new art traditions have responded to the radical changes of the 20th century.
1945 - present
Across the globe, new art traditions have responded to the radical changes of the 20th century.
1945 - present
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Originally made as a backdrop for the 1957 film La Plena, this mural celebrates the people and music of Puerto Rico.
Hammad manipulates the texture, color, and spatial ratios of Arabic words to the point of abstracted illegibility.
A portrait of the artist's mother, Goyita symbolizes the resilience of Puerto Rico.
Artists like Frade found in the representations of jíbaros a way to push back against the cultural and political situation.
In a series of 100 paintings, Tshibumba Kanda Matulu tells the history of Zaïre, or present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo.
African arts played a central role in their communities, whether to communicate royalty, sacrality, inner virtues, aesthetic interests, genealogy or other central concerns
Sher-Gil engages with the artists Gauguin and van Gogh in her complicated self-portrait.
This painting depicts the moment when the Ethiopian army defeated Italian aggressors, defending itself against colonization
In the second-half of the twentieth century, the large-scale migrations of artists, ideas, and visual forms had an enormous impact on the evolution and practice of contemporary art worldwide.
Turkish Princess and artist Fahrelnissa Zeid is best known for her large-scale abstract compositions blending Byzantine, Islamic and Western influences.
Often considered El-Salahi's masterpiece, 'The Inevitable' was first conceived by the artist during his wrongful imprisonment.
Artist Ibrahim El-Salahi discusses his work 'Reborn Sounds of Childhood Dreams 1' 1962-3, a large-scale oil painting acquired by Tate.
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Demonstrated by the Lion Temple in Naga and the Narmer Palette, Nubia and Egypt had a long history of interaction through trade, religion, and a shared visual language.
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