The 'art object' as an epistemic process

Contesting difference in mounting an exhibition of paintings of the 'Middle East

Bibliographic Data

ID2391026
AuthorsIsabel Shaw (0000-0002-4289-1740, Imperial College London, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume18
Issue4
Pages409-422
Publication date2013-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Material Culture (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1835 • E-ISSN: 1460-3586
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359183513502264
OpenAlexW2145956879
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited18

This article explores how the topic of 'Orientalism' is addressed by art museum actors as part of practices implicated in exhibition development. The author demonstrates how different articulations of the 'art object' emerge as unfolding epistemic objects through which actors work to manage their working relationships and the uncertainties and risks that transpire during the exhibition development process from tackling notions of 'difference'. She argues that these competing material and performative configurations of the 'art object' shape contingent forms of action, knowledge and agency, and are aligned to, and resourceful for, professional practices, identity and expertise. These configurations influence how 'difference' is addressed and managed as part of 'cultural diversity' initiatives in the art museum

Aesthetics · Agency (philosophy · Art · Cultural artifact · Diversity (politics · Epistemology · Exhibition · Identity (music · Linguistics · Object (grammar · Painting · Performative utterance · Social science · Sociology · Visual arts · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Museums and Cultural Heritage · Philosophy

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