• Tourist Art / Gabrielle Civil and Vladimir Cybil Charlier
Tourist Art / Gabrielle Civil and Vladimir Cybil Charlier Tourist Art / Gabrielle Civil and Vladimir Cybil Charlier Tourist Art / Gabrielle Civil and Vladimir Cybil Charlier

Tourist Art / Gabrielle Civil and Vladimir Cybil Charlier

Perfect bindings


FA.B87.1315
[50 p.] : col. ill. ; 14.6 x 20.5 cm; 5.75 x 8.1 in
2012
Haitian, tourism
Perfect bound print-on-demand title with illustration of multiple painted canvases supported by a basket, sticks, top had, and cane.

"Combining original poetry, drawings and watercolors, Tourist Art addresses Haitian art, tourism, border relations, commercialization, and the global art market...each page offers iconic Haitian images (market women, vodou spirits, historical figures) juxtaposed with global pop (a tour guide badge, Mcdonald's french fries, a do-not-enter sign). Created by two Haitian diasporic artists, the book explores multiple ironies of Haitian tourist art, most especially how it can receive greater access and mobility than Haitian people." - promotional postcard insert

Includes signed salutation reading, "To Alexander with many thanks for the good advice. V. Cybil, -1/2"