A richly illustrated introduction to the subcontinent's art history that
presents for the first time Katoen Natie's unique Latin American art
collection Written by experts, this book showcases the biggest
collection on modern South American art in EuropeFor the first time
Katoen Natie, a global logistics service provider, shows its collection
of unique modern and contemporary art from Latin America, the biggest
collection in Europe. Renowned experts such as Laura Malosetti Costa and
Christina Rossi discuss the art history of the continent and the 44
artists from the collection with toppers such as Joaquin Torres Garcia
and Diego Rivera. This lavishly illustrated catalogue is a kaleidoscope
showing the artistic diversity of a fascinating continent that has been
ignored for too long.Contents: 1. Welcome; 2. Flamencos in Latin America
by John Everaert; 3. Introduction by Laurens Dhaenens; 4. An overall
picture of 19th century painting in Latin America by Laura Malosetti
Costa; 5.The Latin American avant-garde: political and aesthetic
projects by Maria Lucia Bastos Kern; 6. Constructive universalism:
Torres Garcia and the School of the South by Cristina Rossi; 7.
Constructive abstraction from Latin America by Cristina Rossi; 8. Art in
Latin America from 1960s onwards by Sebastian Vidal Mackinson; 9. Art
from Latin America in the Katoen Natie Collection; 10.Concise author's
biographies."
