On Institutional Democratization and Reflexive Resistance
A Conversation with Andrea Fraser
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4300481 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Hulsey (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Issue | 178 |
| Pages | 81-99 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | October (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0162-2870 • E-ISSN: 1536-013X |
| Publisher | MIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1162/octo_a_00440 |
| OpenAlex | W4206632231 |
| Language | EN |
In this conversation, Andrea Fraser discusses her recent book, 2016 in Money, Museums, and Politics, which considers the imbricated relationships between plutocracy, political power, and cultural institutions in the United States. She discusses the 2016 election of Donald J. Trump and the rise of right-wing populism; the history of private philanthropy and museum patronage; recent activist campaigns demanding the resignation of museum trustees, such as Warren B. Kanders at the Whitney Museum of American Art; and the concept of "reflexive resistance
Art · Art history · Conversation · Democracy · Democratization · Humanities · Media studies · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Populism · Power (physics · Reflexivity · Resistance (ecology · Social science · Sociology · Art, Politics, and Modernism · Law · Social and Cultural Dynamics
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |