TY - BOOK AU - Lack, Jessica TI - Global Art SN - 9780500295243 U1 - ARTS PY - 2020/// CY - London PB - Thames & Hudson KW - Art KW - Art history KW - Art movements KW - Modern art N1 - Jessica Lack introduces fifty pioneering modern and contemporary art movements born out of political engagement, decolonization, marginalization or conflict. These movements have aimed to revitalize society by challenging the status quo. While not as well known as Pop Art, Dada and Futurism, these associations of artists - such as the Saqqakhaneh artists of Iran, the Stridentists of Mexico, Jikken Kobo of Japan or America's AfriCobra - have empowered and given voice to their members. Global Art brings unfamiliar material to life by exploring the unique historical context for each art movement, key cultural events and interconnections, and the key protagonists in the movement's evolution ER -