Contemporary Art and Anthropology

Contemporary Art and Anthropology takes a new and exciting approach to representational practices within contemporary art and anthropology. Traditionally, the anthropology of art has tended to focus on the interpretation of tribal artifacts but has not considered the impact such art could have on its own ways of making and presenting work. The potential for the contemporary art scene to suggest innovative representational practices has been similarly ignored. This book challenges the reluctance that exists within anthropology to pursue alternative strategies of research, creation and exhibition, and argues that contemporary artists and anthropologists have much to learn from each others' practices. The contributors to this pioneering book consider the work of artists such as Susan Hiller, Francesco Clemente and Rimer Cardillo, and in exploring topics such as the possibility of shared representational values, aesthetics and modernity, and tattooing, they suggest productive new directions for practices in both fields.

ISBN 1845201035   Pages 240 ISBN13 9781845201036 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher A & C Black Publishers Ltd   Weight (grammes) 343 Imprint Berg Publishers   Published in Oxford Format Paperback   Height (mm) 156 Publication date 01 Nov 2005   Width (mm) 234 Library of Congress 2005028551   Spine width (mm) 12 DEWEY 709.05   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

1		The challenge of practice by Arnd Schneider and Christopher Wright		1
2		Appropriations by Arnd Schneider		29
3		Moon and mother : Francesco Clemente's orient by Christopher Pinney		53
4		Where green grass comes to meet blue sky : a trajectory of Josef Sima by Michael Richardson		63
5		Encounters with the work of Susan Hiller by Denise Robinson		71
6		Reflections on art and agency : knot-sculpture between mathematics and art by Susanne Kuchler		85
7		Artists in the field : between art and anthropology by Fernando Calzadilla and George E. Marcus		95
8		Photographic essay by Dave Lewis		117
9		Dialogues : with Dave Lewis, Rainer Wittenborn, Claus Biegert, Nikolaus Lang and Rimer Cardillo by Arnd Schneider and Christopher Wright		125
10		Travels in a new world : work around a diasporic theme by Mohini Chandra by Elizabeth Edwards		147
11		No borders : the ancient American roots of abstraction by Cesar Paternosto		157
12		Carlos Capelan : our modernity not theirs by Jonathan Friedman		169
13		The case of tattooing by Nicholas Thomas		177

There is an anthropology of art and art-making, just as there is an anthropology that is art, butting at the crabby distinctions separating art from science. This book raises the wonderful specter of having the two combine forces to the benefit of both art and anthropology. A treat! Michael Taussig, Columbia University Crossing borders between academic disciplines -- being eclectic in methodologies of research and representation -- we more nearly approach the complex singularity of the human. This volume amply demonstrates the cross-disciplinary potential; refusing the confinements of categorical identities, Schneider, Wright and colleagues make manifest the creativity behind 'social science' and 'art' alike. Nigel Rapport, Concordia University Drawing on some of the most interesting of contemporary anthropologists, this book extends the critiques of 'writing culture' and the new anthropologiesof art by suggesting collaborative possibilities that, it is to be hoped, provide a new horizon for the next generation of practitioners. It was a pleasure to read the unexpected forays in themselves and in the context of this well-crafted project. Fred Myers, New York University 'Contemporary Art and Anthropology' provides a major pioneering step towards bridging the two areas of practice achieved through seeking areas of overlap. This approach not onlyprovides a useful framework for artists and anthropologists alike, but also opens up a dialogue between the two disciplines and sets the stage for future experimental work. Terence Wright, University of Ulster 'Contemporary Art and Anthropology' takes a new and exciting approach to representational practices within contemporary art and anthropology. visualanthropology.net This is the value of 'Contemporary Art and Anthropology': it suggests possibilities and encourages experimental juxtapositions while actively calling for an expanding dialogue. It is a stimulating text that will be of interest to artists, museum and gallery professionals, and the general reader. Journal of Museum Ethnography 'Contemporary Art and Anthropology' is a consistently exciting and varied book. Its pictures and text open up new and unsual vistas. Zeitschrift fuer Ethnologie

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