Australian Artists in the Contemporary Museum (Paperback)

This unique book proposes a re-reading of the relationship between artists and the contemporary museum. In Australia in particular, the museum has played a significant role in the colonial project and this has generally been considered as the predominant mode of artists' engagement with such institutions and collections. Australian Artists in the Contemporary Museum expands the post-colonial frame of reference used to interpret this work, to demonstrate the broader implications of the relationship between artists and the museum, and thus to offer an alternative way of understanding recent contemporary practices. The authors' central argument is that artists' engagement with the museum has shifted from politically motivated critique taking place in museums of fine art, towards interventions taking place in non-art museums that focus on the creation of knowledge more broadly. Such interventions assume a number of forms, including the artist acting as curator, art works that highlight the use of taxonomic modes of display and categorization, and the re-consideration of the aesthetics of collections to suggest different ways of interpreting objects and their history. Central to these interventions is the challenge to better connect the museum and its public. The book will be essential reading for scholars, professionals and students in the fields of contemporary art and museum studies, art history, and in the museum sector. These include artists, curators, museum and gallery professionals, postgraduate researchers, art historians, designers and design scholars, art and museum educators, and students of visual art, art history, and museum studies. This project has been assisted by the Australian government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2017
First published:	2014
Authors:	Jennifer Barrett • Jacqueline Millner
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	180
ISBN-13:	978-0-8153-9924-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Exhibition catalogues and specific collections Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel & holiday guides > Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > Art styles, 1960 - > General Books > Travel > Travel & holiday guides > Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides Promotions
LSN:	0-8153-9924-3
Barcode:	9780815399247

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