Anthropology and Art Practice

by Schneider, Arnd; Wright, Christopher

• ISBN13: 9780857851802
• ISBN10: 0857851802
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-12-19
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

Anthropology and Art Practice takes an innovative look at new experimental work informed by the newly-reconfigured relationship between the arts and anthropology. This practice-based and visual work can be characterised as 'art-ethnography'. In engaging with the concerns of both fields, this cutting-edge study tackles current issues such as the role of the artist in collaborative work, and the political uses of documentary. The book focuses on key works from artists and anthropologists that engage with 'art-ethnography' and investigates the processes and strategies behind their creation and exhibition.

The book highlights the work of a new generation of practitioners in this hybrid field, such as Anthony Luvera, Kathryn Ramey, Brad Butler and Karen Mizra, Kate Hennessy and Jennifer Deger, who work in a diverse range of media - including film, photography, sound and performance. Anthropology and Art Practice suggests a series of radical challenges to assumptions made on both sides of the art/anthropology divide and is intended to inspire further dialogue and provide essential reading for a wide range of students and practitioners.

Author Biography

Arnd Schneider is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo, Norway.Christopher Wright is a lecturer in Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK where he teaches visual anthropology.

Table of Contents

Introduction - Arnd Schneider & Christopher WrightAgit-kino: Iteration No.2 - Craig Campbell, University of Texas at Austin, USAEntrada Prohibida (Forbidden Entry) - Juan Orrantia, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa In Conversation with Christopher Wright - Anthony Luvera, Independent Australian Artsist, Writer and Educator based in London, UKTraversing Art Practices and Anthropology: Notes on Ambiguity and Epistemological Uncertainty - Thera Mjaaland, Independent Photographer and Social Anthropologist, NorwaySurgery Lessons - Christina Lammer, University of Applied Arts Vienna, AustriaA Word is Not Always Just a Word, Sometimes It is an Image - Kathryn Ramey, Emerson College, USAOut of Hand: Reflections on Elsewhereness - Robert Willim, Lund University, SwedenOn Collections and Collectivity - Brad Butler & Karen Mizr, Independent Artists and Filmmakers, UKIn Conversation with Christopher Wright - Raul Ortega Ayala, Independent Artist, MexicoIn-between - Jennifer Deger, The Australian National University, AustraliaAn Imaginary Line: Active Pass to IR9 - Kate Hennesey, Simon Fraser University, CanadaDancing in the Abyss - Living with Liminality - Ruth Jones, Artist and Curator based in Wales, UKIn Conversation with Helen Lundbye Petersen - Yvette Brackman, Independent Artist, DenmarkWith(In) Each Other: Sensorial Practices in Recent Audiovisual Work - Laurent Van Lancker, Freie Universitat Berlin, GermanyIn Praise of Slow Motion - Caterina Pasqualino, researcher, CNRS/LAIOS, FranceSky-larks: an Exploration of a Collaboration Between Art, Anthropology and Science - Rupert Cox, University of Manchester, UK & Andrew Carlyle, London College of Communication, University of the Arts London, UKBibliographyIndex