Réexposition et pérennité de l’art contemporain

The re-exhibition of contemporary works of art, which has created variety, has posed the question of the conceptual framework of the museal institution as well as the deontological principles that result from it. The means of recognizing their authenticity and their originality does not depend necessarily on their material integrity. This has encouraged institutions to document these works through a mediating role, determinant as examples of works of art traditionally defined by their materiality. However, this article highlights the fact that this role is not always fully exercised when the variation in these works exceeds their framework of maintenance. In addition, this study of the relations between practices of exhibition and documentation of contemporary works of art shows that they introduce to the museum a new comprehension of values of integrity and authenticity that refer us not only to the moment of their production but which also embody a temporality including diverse moments of their life of which their public apparitions

Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Contemporary art · Documentation · Epistemology · Exhibition · Exposition (narrative · Institution · Literature · Materiality (auditing · Originality · Performance art · Political science · Relevance (law · Social science · Sociology · Temporality · Variety (cybernetics · Visual arts · Computer Science · Cultural Identity and Heritage · Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts · Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies · Law · Philosophy

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  Open Access•Amélie Giguère•Culture & Musées•2013

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