Australian artists in the contemporary museum / by Jennifer Barrett and Jacqueline Millner.

Collection type	Library
Author	Barrett, Jennifer, author.; Millner, Jacqueline, author.;
Call Number	Art
Document type	Monograph
Year	2014.
Pagination	xiii, 166 pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cm.
Publisher	Ashgate Publishing Company,
Note	Formerly CIP. Includes bibliographical references and index. This unique book proposes a re-reading of the relationship between artists and the contemporary museum. In Australia in particular, the museum has played a significant role in the colonial project and this has generally been considered as the predominantmode of artists' engagement with such institutions and collections. Australian Artists in the Contemporary Museum expands the post-colonial frame of reference used to interpret this work, to demonstrate the broader implications of the relationship between artists and the museum, and thus to offer an alternative way of understanding recent contemporary practices. The authors' central argument is that artists' engagement with the museum has shifted from politically motivated critique taking place in museums of fine art, towards interventions taking place in non-art museums that focus on the creation of knowledge more broadly. Such interventions assume a number of forms, including the artist acting as curator, art works that highlight the use of taxonomic mo des of display and categorization, and the re-consideration of the aesthetics of collections to suggest different ways of interpreting objects and their history. Central to these interventions is the challenge to better connect the museum and its public. The book will be essential reading for scholars, professionals and students in the fields of contemporary art and museum studies, art history, and in the museum sector. These include artists, curators, museum and gallery professionals, postgraduate resear chers, art historians, designers and design scholars, art and museum educators, and students of visual art, art history, and museum studies.
Place made	Farnham, U.K. :

Abstract

Introduction: situating the artist/museum relationship -- Institutional practices and the artist's critique -- Postcolonial engagements: artists playing with history -- The artist as curator -- Beautifying the museum: the aesthetics of collections -- Conc lusion: artists and museums now.