Essays about: "role of art"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 303 essays containing the words role of art.

1. 21. The Caring Curator : Exploring Conditions for Care in Curatorial Practices

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

   Author : Laus Katrine Østergaard; [2023]
   Keywords : Care; curating; cultural work; contemporary art; affective labor; care ethics; work conditions;

   Abstract : The concept of care has recently gained significant attention in cultural institutions and among artists. This trend was particularly evident in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement, which contributed to increased public programming focused on caring practices and the concept of care. READ MORE

3. 22. The Femme Fatale: An Analysis of the Archetype’s Remediation From Visual Arts to TikTok

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Elias Wilmenius Hillman; Rebecka Linde Wåhlberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Femme Fatale; Remediation; TikTok; Visual Arts; Archetypes; Male Gaze; Performativity;

   Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to investigate how cultural symbols are influenced during their remediation to social media platforms. As a case to explore this, this study delves into an examination of the remediation of the Femme Fatale archetype from the visual art tradition to the social media platform TikTok. READ MORE

4. 23. The Role of Art as a Strategy for Reconciliation and Peacebuilding in Bogotá, Colombia : A narrative investigation of Colombian artists and victims

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Valentina Flechas Guzmán; [2023]
   Keywords : Art; Reconciliation; Peacebuilding; Colombia; Truth; Peace; Mercy; Justice; Arte; Reconciliación; Construcción de Paz; Colombia; Verdad; Paz; Misericordia; Justicia;

   Abstract : Due to processes of change, there has been an increase in reconciliation initiatives around Colombia directed at promoting spaces for human interaction and social reconstruction to be encourage. This repertoire of strategies nurture collective memory, individual trauma healing and communities’ transformation, and become a place for peacebuilding to take place. READ MORE

5. 24. 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

6. 25. Assembling Paint, Parties and Toxins

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

   Author : Mina Planting Mollaoglu; [2023]
   Keywords : Malmö; Sofielund; cultural sound zone; municipality policy; culture; urban planning; built environment; industry; graffiti; associations; community culture; cultural analysis; materialism; assemblage; tactics; space; terrain vague.; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : Over the last decade, Swedish cities like Stockholm and Gothenburg have seen a decline in cultural events due to noise complaints, unsuitable locations, and changing demographics. Malmö, facing similar issues amid urban growth, introduced a 2021 planning program for the Sofielund industrial district, featuring a "cultural sound zone" to support cultural activities. READ MORE