The object as a witness: When the artist becomes anthropologist

Authors

  • José Luis Molina González Universidad de Sevilla
  • Estrella Mª Ángel Torres Universidad Pablo de Olavide

Abstract

The aesthetic positioning of many contemporary artists is in a limited perspective about their historical roles. With the advent of conceptual art, the museums, art galleries, and new exhibition spaces, gradually abandoning the standard elements (paintings and sculptures) to include a lot of everyday objects from different nature and origin. The creators leave definitively the handcrafted ballast in which they were involved when they manipulated their own works, to pursue in these moments, to select a part of the exterior nature which must be observed in a particular way. In their zeal to granting social prestige to their work, they take
positions from other disciplines as anthropology, sociology, etc.

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Published

2014-11-14

How to Cite

Molina González, J. L., & Ángel Torres, E. M. (2014). The object as a witness: When the artist becomes anthropologist. Antropología Experimental, 12. https://revistaselectronicas.ujaen.es/index.php/rae/article/view/1912