Leoné van Niekerk
Biographic Data
| ID | 5227227 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leoné van Niekerk |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leoné |
| FAMILY NAME | van Niekerk |
| SIGNATURE | VAN NIEKERK L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pretoria and freelances as an art writer. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Towards a threshold aesthetic of the trickster
Criticised for a commitment to social engagement, rather than aesthetics, the exhibition of Documenta 11 was nonetheless informed by what could be termed a threshold aesthetic. The aesthetic orientations of Documenta 11 are considered a form of adversarial trickster—positioning, possibly creating openings for transgressive art practices. As master of the threshold, the duplicitous trickster seeks out and creates boundaries, since borderlands are …
No prominent works on this page.
Towards a threshold aesthetic of the trickster
Criticised for a commitment to social engagement, rather than aesthetics, the exhibition of Documenta 11 was nonetheless informed by what could be termed a threshold aesthetic. The aesthetic orientations of Documenta 11 are considered a form of adversarial trickster—positioning, possibly creating openings for transgressive art practices. As master of the threshold, the duplicitous trickster seeks out and creates boundaries, since borderlands are …
Aesthetics (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Digital and Traditional Archives Management (1 works) · Literature (1 works) · Sociology (1 works) · Trickster (1 works)