Decolonising the Museum (eBook)

The Curation of Indigenous Contemporary Art in Brazil

Thea Pitman (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
145 Seiten
Boydell & Brewer (Verlag)
978-1-80010-188-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Explores the scope that there is for Indigenous curatorial agency in the relationship of Indigenous contemporary art with the 'art world'.This monograph focuses on the current boom in Indigenous contemporary art in Brazil, exploring in particular the way that this work interfaces with the art world through exhibitions, and the scope that there is for Indigenous curatorial agency in this relationship. After a brief introduction to Indigenous art, it gives an overview of the evolving relationship between Indigenous art and the art world, exploring in particular the nature of decolonial and/or Indigenous curatorial practice both in Brazil and elsewhere in the world. It then hones in on a recent exhibition: 'Arte Eletronica Indigena' [Indigenous Electronic Art], held at the Museum of Modern Art of Bahia in Salvador in August 2018. Based on participant observation and interviews, it provides an ethnographic reading of the opening weekend of the exhibition, looking at the alternative modalities of Indigenous curatorial agency that were exercised by the Indigenous people present. The conclusion explores the legacy of the 'Arte Eletronica Indigena' exhibition, particularly for the Indigenous communities involved, and looks to the evidence provided by the exhibition for lessons to be learned for future exhibitions.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.5.2021
• Reihe/Serie: Tamesis Studies in Popular and Digital Cultures
• Reihe/Serie: Tamesis Studies in Popular and Digital Cultures
• Zusatzinfo: 33 colour illus.
• Verlagsort: Woodbridge
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Art History • art world • Brazilian Art • Brazilian Culture • Colonialism • colonial power • Cultural Identity • Cultural representation • Decolonization • Exhibitions • Indigenous contemporary art • Indigenous curatorial agency • Indigenous curatorial practice • indigenous people
• ISBN-10: 1-80010-188-0 / 1800101880
• ISBN-13: 978-1-80010-188-3 / 9781800101883