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Contemporary Art and Anthropology
Contributor(s): Schneider, Arnd (Editor), Wright, Christopher (Editor)

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 ISBN: 1845201027     ISBN-13: 9781845201029
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE: $171.00  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2005
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Annotation: This book takes an innovative 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.
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
- Art
- Social Science | Anthropology - Physical
Dewey: 701.08
LCCN: 2005028551
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.62" W x 9.44" L (1.21 lbs) 240 pages
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
 
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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.

Contributor Bio(s): Schneider, Arnd: - Arnd Schneider is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo.Wright, Christopher: - Christopher Wright is Lecturer in Anthropology at Goldsmiths College, University of London.
 
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