English Is Broken Here: Notes on Cultural Fusion in the Americas

by Coco Fusco

Overview

When Coco Fusco and collaborator Guillermo Gomez-Pena toured the country in a cage as "authentic natives," their provocative performance piece enraged some and enthralled others. Known for using performance to explore the boundaries of ethnicity in art, Coco Fusco has now brought her talents to bear in a volume of cultural criticism and theory, English is Broken Here. Infused with a unique cultural sensibility, English is Broken Here examines cross-cultural art issues in America at a crucial moment. Coco Fusco adds an original and eloquent voice to a growing debate over cultural identity and visual politics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781565842458
Publisher:	New Press, The
Publication date:	05/01/1995
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Coco Fusco is a New York-based interdisciplinary artist and writer. She has performed, lectured, exhibited and curated around the world since 1988. She is a recipient of a 2013 Guggenheim Fellowship, a 2013 Fulbright Fellowship, a 2012 US Artists Fellowship and a 2003 Herb Alpert Award in the Arts.

Editorial Reviews

[Fusco's] brilliant collection of essays, interviews, and performance pieces. . . offers multilayered artistic and cultural commentary along with refreshingly clear-eyed political acuity.
—SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN

An important document marking the raging debate of multiculturalism in these times.
—LA WEEKLY

Simultaneously chilling and riotously funny.
—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Essential reading.
—THE NATION

From the Publisher

Describes the style and construction of royal raiment, ecclesiastical vestments, academic and legal robes, and civilian dress for all classes. Also discusses related subjects such as jewelry, textiles, armor, and hairdressing. Over 350 black-and- white line drawings of complete costumes, decoration, and patterns are taken from contemporary illustration and sculpture. Includes a glossary without pronunciation. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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