Fischer, Michael M. J.
Probing Arts and Emergent Forms of Life (Experimental Futures)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781478019770
- author:
- Fischer, Michael M. J.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Duke University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 336
- Dimensions:
- 2.3 x 23.2 x 23.2 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Art, Asian,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Probing Arts and Emergent Forms of Life by Michael M. J. Fischer challenges traditional approaches to anthropology and art, instead focusing on the materialities and technologies that shape our world today.
Fischer examines the work of Southeast Asian artists who are rethinking the boundaries of art in response to unequal access, geopolitics, and past traumas. Their artistic vocabulary not only subverts Western art models but also probes the unfolding future and addresses past trauma, creating contested spaces for flourishing.
Through a close analysis of artist-theorists such as Entang Wiharso, Sally Smart, Charles Lim, Zai Kuning, and Kiran Kumar, Fischer argues that their theoretical discourses should be prioritised over those of curators, historians, critics, and other gatekeepers who claim art worlds for themselves.
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