Skin Color and Whiteness in Contemporary Art

von Helen Westgeest

150 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This study demonstrates the significance of using contemporary art in scholarly debates about cultural aspects of skin, in particular "whiteness" as a phenomenon that is both overly visible and invisible.There is a need for a study of these artists' strategies, which consist of drawing attention to whiteness by means of making whiteness "strange" through alternative visibilities. By increasing skin awareness, the selected socio-critical artworks also pertain to fostering visual literacy as another important contemporary concern. Chapters mainly focus on recent artworks that address ongoing skin-related debates in countries in Europe and North America, rooted in histories of ideology of white supremacy. Moreover, these artworks critically reflect on the alleged superiority of the history of Western European painting, including a focus on the representation of pale skin as model of beauty.The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, race and ethnicity studies, and cultural studies.

• Reihe: Routledge Research in Art and Race
• Themen: Kunst Kunstformen Malerei und Gemälde
• ISBN: 9781032799483
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 20.07.2026
• Größe: 246 x 174 mm
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd