'"Institutional critique" is an artistic practice that reflects critically on its own place within galleries and museums and on the concept and social function of art itself. Such concerns have always been a part of modern art but took on new urgency at the end of the 1960s, when—driven by the social upheaval of the time and enabled by the tools and techniques of conceptual art—institutional critique emerged as a genre. This anthology traces the development of institutional critique as an artistic concern from the 1960s to the present, gathering writings and representative art projects of artists who developed and extended the genre. The artists come from across Europe and throughout the Americas; the texts and artworks included are notable for the range of perspectives and positions they reflect, and for their influence in pushing the boundaries of what is meant by institutional critique.' — excerpt from the front flap
Note: 'Why Third Text?', a version of Rasheed Araeen's founding statement of the journal Third Text 1 (Autumn 1987), appears in section 'II. Institution of Art'.
Note: 'Why Third Text?', a version of Rasheed Araeen's founding statement of the journal Third Text 1 (Autumn 1987), appears in section 'II. Institution of Art'.
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Onsite
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editor
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REF.ALA
Language
English
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Publication/Creation date
2009
No of pages
492
ISBN / ISSN
9780262013161
No of copies
1
Content type
anthology,
artist writing
Chapter headings
Institutions, Critique, and Institutional Critique - Alexander ALBERRO
What Was Institutional Critique? - Blake STIMSON
I. Framing
II. Institution of Art
III. Institutionalizing
IV. Exit Strategies
Institutional Critique: An Anthology of Artists' Writings
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