Uneasy Relationships

Contemporary Artists and Anthropology

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2391323
AutoresArnd Schneider (University of East London, autor de correspondencia)
Año1996
Volumen1
Número2
Páginas183-210
Fecha de publicación1996-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Material Culture (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1359-1835 • E-ISSN: 1460-3586
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/135918359600100203
OpenAlexW2126583594
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas27
Referencias citadas41

The documentary, narrative or even fictional character of ethnographic pho tography and film has been debated for some time. However, anthropology has hardly taken notice of the visual representation of other cultures in recent contemporary art. In contrast with earlier modernist 'primitivism' these con temporary artists also appropriate anthropological methods and provide a critique of ethnographic and collecting practices. The article investigates the epistemological implications that arise from anthropological appropriations in contemporary art and ultimately argues that such art can be as legitimate in the representation of other cultures as already academically established written and visual discourses in anthropology

Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Character (mathematics · Contemporary art · Ethnography · Literature · Narrative · Notice · Politics · Representation (politics · Sociology · Visual anthropology · Anthropology · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Law · Museums and Cultural Heritage · Photography and Visual Culture