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Is there such a thing as contemporary Caribbean history painting?
We have an example of it in the exhibition Claude Cauquil, Martinique 1920-2020 at the Martinique Territorial Archives. So why not discuss the question whether the genre was strongly present in the Caribbean before the modern era?
In what ways did 19th century Caribbean history painting differ from the norms of academic history painting in Europe? How has the way we portray history changed in the contemporary period with its installations and videos?
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Are there many artists in the Caribbean today whose work depicts or deals with history? What are the specific features of contemporary Caribbean history painting?
At the period when academic norms held sway, history painting was traditionally seen as the highest form of Western painting.
It emerged at the Renaissance and reached its zenith from the 17th to the 19th centuries, before being rejected by avant-garde movements towards the end of the 19th century. The ge