Essays about: "history of art exhibitions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words history of art exhibitions.

1. 1. Reclaiming the Past and the Present: The Presentation and Representation of Ethnic Minorities in Cultural Institutions

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Vendula Pokorná; [2024]
   Keywords : Social Anthropology; Cultural Institutions; Exhibition Narrative; Exhibition Atmosphere; Respect; Sámi People; Roma People; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Cultural institutions such as museums and art galleries are important agents in educating the broader public on matters where current awareness is missing, inadequate or inaccurate. In this study, I focus on one such matter, which is the knowledge regarding ethnic minorities, their history, traditions, and current challenges. READ MORE

3. 2. The Conservative Turn : Formation of a Right-wing Discourse around the Exhibition Sztuka Polityczna in Warsaw

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Robert Stasinski; [2023]
   Keywords : Contemporary Art; Political Art; Art History; Ujazdowski Castle; Polish Art; Actor-Network Theory; Critical Discourse Analysis; Conservatism; Conservative Art; Avant-garde Conservatism; Piotr Bernatowicz; Lars Vilks; Dan Park; Jon Eirik Lundberg;

   Abstract : This study examines the ideological shift towards right-wing conservatism within specific segments of the Polish contemporary art scene following the Law and Justice Party (PiS) rise in 2015. The party's cultural policies, aligned with nationalist and right-wing ideologies, brought significant changes to institutions like Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art (CSW), reflecting a broader trend seen in Poland for many years. READ MORE

4. 3. Berättelser från ett kulturlandskap : ett gestaltningsförslag för Nikkaluokta turistanläggnings utemiljö

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Alexander Morell; [2022]
   Keywords : Landskapsnarrativ; fjällen; kulturlandskap; Sápmi; samisk arkitektur;

   Abstract : Samernas traditionella marker, Sápmi, har en lång historia av kolonialism och förtryck. I bygget av den svenska nationella identitet har fjällen ofta porträtterats som en orörd natur, vars storslagenhet symboliserade nationens storhet. READ MORE

5. 4. Framing “contemporaneity” in public museums of art and visual culture in the 21st Century : A study of the impact of acquisition policies of the Moderna Museet and M+ through the lens of actor-network theories

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

   Author : Chi Hang Lam; [2021]
   Keywords : ANT; Contemporaneity; museology; late-capitalism; postmodernity; acquisition policies; contemporary art;

   Abstract : In the 21st century, public museums who are collecting contemporary art has simultaneously begun to reframe the role of museums in society. Two museums – the Moderna Museet of Stockholm and M+ of Hong Kong that have completely different historic and geographic backgrounds, as well as operating models are now working closely with their acquisitions and collections to draw audience of old and new closer to them. READ MORE

6. 5. New Urban Monuments: Critical Urbanism as Curatorial Practice

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Sophia Persson; [2020]
   Keywords : Critical Urbanism; Cultural Planning; Designed Living Environments; Gestaltad Livsmiljö; New Genre Public Art; Social Turn; Urban Curatorship; Statens Konstråd;

   Abstract : New Genre Public Art was originally defined by Suzanne Lacy in 1991 as an activist approach to the public; it was a type of public art that was often created outside the institutional structure which brought the artist into direct engagement with the audience, while addressing social and political issues. In 1993, the public art exhibition ’Culture in Action’, curated by Mary Jane Jacob, marked a conceptual shift from static to dynamic public art. READ MORE