Contemporary Art and Anthropology - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1845201035 ISBN 13 : 9781845201036

Editeur : Berg Publishers, 2005

Synopsis

Contemporary Art and Anthropology Provides an approach to representational practices within contemporary art and anthropology. This book challenges the reluctance that exists within anthropology to pursue alternative strategies of research, creation and exhibition. The contributors to this book consider the work of other artists, and explore various topics.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Contemporary Art and Anthropology takes a new and exciting approach to representational practices within contemporary art and anthropology. Traditionally, the anthropology of art has tended to focus on the interpretation of tribal artifacts but has not considered the impact such art could have on its own ways of making and presenting work. The potential for the contemporary art scene to suggest innovative representational practices has been similarly ignored. This book challenges the reluctance that exists within anthropology to pursue alternative strategies of research, creation and exhibition, and argues that contemporary artists and anthropologists have much to learn from each others' practices. The contributors to this pioneering book consider the work of artists such as Susan Hiller, Francesco Clemente and Rimer Cardillo, and in exploring topics such as the possibility of shared representational values, aesthetics and modernity, and tattooing, they suggest productive new directions for practices in both fields.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Berg Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1845201035
• ISBN 13: 9781845201036
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240