Mary Kelly's Concentric Pedagogy: Selected Writings

This book presents a collection of essential essays, interviews, and archival materials that trace the development of Mary Kelly's teaching, from 1980-2017. Kelly is known for her contributions to Feminism and Conceptual Art and her innovative pedagogy, which has influenced countless artists, writers, and teachers. The essays are divided into three sections: The Method, The Project, and Project and Method in the Field.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 22 February 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

This book, curated and introduced by Juli Carson, presents a comprehensive collection of essential essays, interviews, and never-before published archival materials that trace the evolution of Mary Kelly's teaching, spanning from 1980 to 2017. As an artist and a theorist, Kelly is renowned for her pioneering contributions to feminism and conceptual art, as well as her innovative pedagogy, which has profoundly impacted countless artists, writers, and teachers within the international art community. Her groundbreaking description of a feminist practice of concentric pedagogy, centered on the artwork rather than the mastery of the teacher, revolutionized teaching practices in art studios.

The essays in this collection are organized into three sections: The Method, which delves into Kelly's renowned method of "ethical observation" within studio critique; The Project, which explores her concept of what constitutes an artistic project; and Project and Method in the Field, which presents a transcription of On the Passage of a Few People through a Rather Brief Period of Time, a performative colloquy commissioned by the Tate Modern and moderated by Kelly in 2015. Following this transcription is a portfolio of practicing artists who have previously enrolled in Kelly's Interdisciplinary Studio Area at UCLA.

Mary Kelly's Concentric Pedagogy underscores how contemporary studio teaching practice has been significantly shaped by Kelly's bold and innovative approach to art pedagogy, demonstrating how the intersection of teaching, artistic practice, and radical political engagement can reshape our understanding of all three. This book is an indispensable resource for students and teachers of art and design studio practice, art history and theory, contemporary art, and feminist art.

Weight: 954g
Dimension: 190 x 246 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350352438