Between Art and Anthropology: Contemporary Ethnographic Practice (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781847885005)

Between Art and Anthropology provides new and challenging arguments for considering contemporary art and anthropology in terms of fieldwork practice. Artists and anthropologists share a set of common practices that raise similar ethical issues, which the authors explore in depth for the first time. The book presents a strong argument for encouraging artists and anthropologists to learn directly from each other's practices 'in the field'. It goes beyond the so-called 'ethnographic turn' of much contemporary art and the 'crisis of representation' in anthropology, in productively exploring the implications of the new anthropology of the senses, and ethical issues, for future art-anthropology collaborations. The contributors to this exciting volume consider the work of artists such as Joseph Beuys, Suzanne Lacy, Marcus Coates, Cameron Jamie, and Mohini Chandra. With cutting-edge essays from a range of key thinkers such as acclaimed art critic Lucy R. Lippard, and distinguished anthropologists George E. Marcus and Steve Feld, Between Art and Anthropology will be essential reading for students, artists and scholars across a number of fields.

Author: Arnd Schneider
ISBN-10: 1847885004
ISBN-13: 9781847885005
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2010
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2011 pg. 201