Here Comes Everybody Thomas Mcevilley Summary

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Introduction
Thomas McEvilley’s article “Here Comes Everybody” is an informative piece that tries to expound on how the history of the world is closely associated with the history of art. It also tries to link culture with the artwork production by saying they both influence one another. Most of the text focuses on the weight of Modernism in today’s society and the effects our past has on shaping this movement. McEvilley begins by lamenting that people view art pieces as uncontrolled existences that are neither affected by culture, politics, economic and social history. Though his investigation within these exclusions he concludes that colonialism and imperialism had an adverse impact on these areas but also in art.
Modernism, colonialism and imperialism
The author challenges the reader to find the affiliation between colonialism, imperialism and art inside the rabbit hole, then connects these events with those that happen on the outside. Surroundings. He separates art in its own space and confines it to the last five hundred years of human history. In this period European society was exploring the world and spreading its
The conquerors decided on what was right, thus we find that the exploitation of women continued in both Western and non-Western art. I felt that McEvilley arrives at a delicate place here because female art representations were rare from this era. Thankfully, after the colonized gained self identity and revolted against their oppressor changes occurred on the social level. In contrast, the Eurpean cultural elements became adopted into the existing non-Western culture forging a new cultural identity. According to McEvilley we see African and French components merging as an embodiment of Senegalese singularity. I saw how the dependency on a dynamic society someone deems better than their own can hold you