Contemporary Art and Anthropology (Hardcover, English ed)

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.

General

Imprint:	Berg Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2005
First published:	2006
Editors:	Arnd Schneider • Christopher Wright
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	240
Edition:	English ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-84520-102-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > Theory of art Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > Art styles, 1960 - > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-84520-102-7
Barcode:	9781845201029

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