Contemporary Art and Anthropology (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781845201036)

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.

Author: Arnd Schneider
ISBN-10: 1845201035
ISBN-13: 9781845201036
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2005
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.70d