Documents of Contemporary Art
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"A rigorous introduction to debates on the relations between art and society, community and collective agency, from the rise of socially based art in the 1960s to the present... What is an authentic concept of contemporary democracy, and how can art address it? What is the social value of participatory authorship, and what are the aesthetic limits of the social turn in art? These are crucial questions today, and this is an inexhaustible resource for those who want to answer them." - Viktor Misiano, Curator and Chief Editor of Moscow Art Magazine "Claire Bishop has distilled an opinionated treasury of analytical writings, empirical narration, and curatorial criticism. Her editorial enterprise results in a volume that lays out key concepts intrinsic to recent participatory art practices and illuminates a cross-section of social dynamics such practices activate and express." - Julie Ault, artist, co-founder of Group Material
Claire Bishop is the author of Installation Art: A Critical History and a contributor to many art journals, including Artforum, Flash Art, and October.
Introduction; Theoretical Frameworks; Artists' Writings; Critical and Curatorial Positions; Biographical Notes; Bibliography; Index; Acknowledgements.