Essays about: "art historiography"

Found 2 essays containing the words art historiography.

1. 1. Breaking Myths! : Unveiling the storytelling processes in the reception of Hilma af Klint from the 1980s and 2010s

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

   Author : Anni Reponen; [2020]
   Keywords : Hilma af Klint; Art criticism; spiritual art; early abstract art; art historiography; the 1980s; the 1990s; Moderna Museet; Swedish art;

   Abstract : This dissertation studies the critical reception of Hilma af Klint trough three exhibitions: Spiritual in Art – Abstract Painting 1890-1985 (Los Angeles, 1986), Secret Pictures by Hilma af Klint, (Helsinki, 1988) and Hilma af Klint – A Pioneer of Abstraction (Stockholm, 2013), addressing the crucial prominent figures and voices in the discursive field around af Klint. The aim is carried out through the Critical Discourse Analysis by Norman Fairclough, coupled with Pierre Bourdieu's concept of the cultural field and habitus. READ MORE

3. 2. Alien Octopodes: Öyvind Fahlström's Du gamla, Du fria, and the Institutional Practice of Swedish Experimental Feature Films

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Filmvetenskap

   Author : Oskar Nilsson; [2019]
   Keywords : Öyvind Fahlström; Du gamla; Du fria; Provocation; Peter Kylberg; JAG; Michael Meschke; Skärseld; Rune Hagberg; …och efter skymning kommer mörker; Carl Gyllenberg; Som i drömmar; Peter Weiss; Hägringen; The Swedish Film Institute; avant-garde film; experimental film; Swedish experimental features; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The aim of this master’s thesis is to investigate the discursive networks and production contexts of the rare and insular phenomena of Swedish experimental features. As a point of departure, the tentative and limited filmography of Swedish artist Öyvind Fahlström is expanded upon, as the thesis present a unique case study on his first and only feature film Du gamla, Du fria (“Provocation”, 1972). READ MORE