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Gestures of Participatory Art
Gestures of Participatory Art
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The study critically reclaims participatory art beyond its co-option as a fuzzword of neoliberal governance. It examines a range of artistic practices from community theatre, immersive performance and the visual arts in different sites around the world. It offers a refreshing theorisation of participatory art as gesture.
Format: Hardback
Length: 168 pages
Publication date: 04 July 2018
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Participation, once a utopian ideal in contemporary neoliberal societies, has transformed into a nightmare. However, should we discard or replace the participatory ideal solely due to its disembowelment as a tool of pacification? The gestures of participatory art advocate for a re-imagining and shifting of the concept of participation onto other registers. This shift encompasses a move from reflections on institutional critique and impact to concrete analyses of moments of unsolicited, delicate participation and refusal. The book explores a diverse range of artistic practices from India, Sudan, Guatemala, El Salvador, the Lebanon, the Netherlands, and Germany. It proposes the concept of the gesture as a way of theorizing participatory art, situating it between the visual and performing arts, as both individual and collective, both internal attitude and social habitude.
Participation, once a utopian ideal in contemporary neoliberal societies, has transformed into a nightmare. However, should we discard or replace the participatory ideal solely due to its disembowelment as a tool of pacification? The gestures of participatory art advocate for a re-imagining and shifting of the concept of participation onto other registers. This shift encompasses a move from reflections on institutional critique and impact to concrete analyses of moments of unsolicited, delicate participation and refusal. The book explores a diverse range of artistic practices from India, Sudan, Guatemala, El Salvador, the Lebanon, the Netherlands, and Germany. It proposes the concept of the gesture as a way of theorizing participatory art, situating it between the visual and performing arts, as both individual and collective, both internal attitude and social habitude.
Weight: 320g
Dimension: 144 x 223 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781526100771
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