'The 1970s saw artists, curators, and militants gathering international collections of art, donated by artists, that traveled to established museums, galleries, and community spaces. These museums-in-exile were intended to incarnate the solidarity of artists with political causes and mobilize a wider public. Past Disquiet explores the histories of three such museums, plumbing the network of artists who worked together to make them a reality. Starting with the forgotten International Art Exhibition for Palestine, the research uncovered a global map of artists protesting the Pinochet dictorship in Chile and apartheid regime in South Africa, and supporting the liberation struggles including that of the Palestinian people and the Sandinista revolution.' - from the back cover
Past Disquiet brings together contributions from scholars, curators and writers who reflect on these marginalized histories and undertakings that took place in Baghdad, Beirut, Belgrade, Damascus, Paris, Rabat, Tokyo, and Warsaw. The book also offers translations of primary texts and recent interviews with some of the artists involved.
Onsite
English
Arab World,  Palestinian Territories,  exhibition history,  museum studies,  collective practice,  politics,  socially engaged art
2019
375
9788364177446
1
anthology
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