The politics of contemporary art biennials spectacles of critique, theory and art

Contemporary art biennials are sites of prestige, innovation and experimentation, where the category of art is meant to be in perpetual motion, rearranged and redefined, opening itself to the world and its contradictions. They are sites of a seemingly peaceful cohabitation between the elitist and th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Kompatsiaris, Panos., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Taylor & Francis 2017
2017.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Routledge advances in art and visual studies.
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009867840106719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction : biennials, politics, critique
  • 2. Histories, values and subjectivities
  • 3. The biennial-form, social visions and curatorial authorship
  • 4. Gaps between words and deeds, social movements and legitimacy crisis
  • 5. 7th Berlin biennale : enacting dissent, forget fear and occupy
  • 6. 3rd Athens biennale : reflective indeterminacy, MONODROME and the failure of the nation
  • 7. Conclusion : on being contemporary.