Comments on: Azulejos http://arthistorynewsletter.com/blog/?p=1754 News for Art Historians Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:57:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ben http://arthistorynewsletter.com/blog/?p=1754&cpage=1#comment-138802 Ben Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:12:31 +0000 http://arthistorynewsletter.com/blog/?p=1754#comment-138802 Super - many thanks. Super – many thanks.

]]> By: Monica Bowen http://arthistorynewsletter.com/blog/?p=1754&cpage=1#comment-138778 Monica Bowen Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:36:14 +0000 http://arthistorynewsletter.com/blog/?p=1754#comment-138778 Like you mentioned, there aren't many English sources that discuss azulejos in much depth. There is some discussion of azulejos in this museum catalog by the National Gallery of Art (Washington): Levenson, Jay A., ed. <i>The Age of the Baroque in Portugal</i>. National Gallery of Art: Washington, D.C., 1993. I am aware of two publications which discuss Adriana Varejão's art: Jean Robertson and Craig McDaniel, <i>Themes of Contemporary Art: Visual Art after 1980</i>, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. (This book ties Varejão's work into postcolonial themes.) Rina Caravajal, "Travel Chronicles: The Work of Adriana Varejão," in Lia Gangitano and Steven Nelson, eds., <i>New Histories</i>, Boston: Instutite of Contemporary Art, 1996. (Exhibition catalog) Like you mentioned, there aren’t many English sources that discuss azulejos in much depth. There is some discussion of azulejos in this museum catalog by the National Gallery of Art (Washington):

Levenson, Jay A., ed. The Age of the Baroque in Portugal. National Gallery of Art: Washington, D.C., 1993.

I am aware of two publications which discuss Adriana Varejão’s art:

Jean Robertson and Craig McDaniel, Themes of Contemporary Art: Visual Art after 1980, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. (This book ties Varejão’s work into postcolonial themes.)

Rina Caravajal, “Travel Chronicles: The Work of Adriana Varejão,” in Lia Gangitano and Steven Nelson, eds., New Histories, Boston: Instutite of Contemporary Art, 1996. (Exhibition catalog)

]]> By: Ben http://arthistorynewsletter.com/blog/?p=1754&cpage=1#comment-138769 Ben Mon, 21 Jun 2010 02:06:17 +0000 http://arthistorynewsletter.com/blog/?p=1754#comment-138769 Very cool. Any recommended readings? Very cool. Any recommended readings?

]]> By: Monica Bowen http://arthistorynewsletter.com/blog/?p=1754&cpage=1#comment-138767 Monica Bowen Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:01:57 +0000 http://arthistorynewsletter.com/blog/?p=1754#comment-138767 I know that at least one contemporary Brazilian artist, Adriana Varejão, appreciates azulejos for its strong connections with the colonial period in Brazil. Varejão uses the imagery of azulejos to comment on Brazilian colonialism and slavery. If anyone is interested, Varejão's website is found here: http://www.adrianavarejao.net/site#/ In my opinion, azulejos are also important in history surveys (and upper-level courses) because they can be easily examined through a postcolonial lens. In addition to the Brazilian/Portuguese history of azulejos, such 17th/18th century tiles are closely connected Portuguese trade and the Orient. Azulejos are seen as a prime example of European chinoiserie. I know that at least one contemporary Brazilian artist, Adriana Varejão, appreciates azulejos for its strong connections with the colonial period in Brazil. Varejão uses the imagery of azulejos to comment on Brazilian colonialism and slavery. If anyone is interested, Varejão’s website is found here: http://www.adrianavarejao.net/site#/

In my opinion, azulejos are also important in history surveys (and upper-level courses) because they can be easily examined through a postcolonial lens. In addition to the Brazilian/Portuguese history of azulejos, such 17th/18th century tiles are closely connected Portuguese trade and the Orient. Azulejos are seen as a prime example of European chinoiserie.

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