Quotations on Contextual Art

Swidzinski, Jan; Boadway, Diane; Bronson, A A; Charlesworth, Sarah; Conde, Carol; Constable, Michael; [Danzker, Anne Birney; Danzker, Joanne; Faichney, John; Fischer, Hervé; Frenkel, Vera; Gale, Peggy; Gilbert, Gerry; Gillespie, Ron; Hadassah, [?]; Kosuth, Joseph; Maidman, Ellen; MacDonald, Heather; Marras, Amerigo; Mascall, [Jennifer]; Mays, John Bentley; McCall, Anthony; McGlade, Terry; Myjak, [Adam]; Scott, John; Wong, Paul. Quotations on Contextual Art. Eindhoven, Netherlands: Het Apollohuis, 1988.

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Abstract (English)

Swidzinski reformulates his Contextual Art theory of the ’70s from the perspective of the ’80s, and situates it within the history of ideas. Responding to Conceptual Art and its failure to address the rapid changes of modernity, Swidzinski defines art as a social act which changes reality perpetually, destroying old meanings and constructing new ones. In a transcript from a 1976 conference in Toronto, Canadian and international artists and others debate Swidzinski’s theory and discuss the questions then facing artists, such as how they should make a living, engage with a wider audience, or be more politically effective.

Types:	Monographs
All Contributors:	Swidzinski, Jan (Author); Panhuysen, Paul (Prefacer); Boadway, Diane (Author); Bronson, A A (Author); Charlesworth, Sarah (Author); Conde, Carol (Author); Constable, Michael (Author); [Danzker, Anne Birney (Author); Danzker, Joanne (Author); Faichney, John (Author); Fischer, Hervé (Author); Frenkel, Vera (Author); Gale, Peggy (Author); Gilbert, Gerry (Author); Gillespie, Ron (Author); Hadassah, [?] (Author); Kosuth, Joseph (Author); Maidman, Ellen (Author); MacDonald, Heather (Author); Marras, Amerigo (Author); Mascall, [Jennifer] (Author); Mays, John Bentley (Author); McCall, Anthony (Author); McGlade, Terry (Author); Myjak, [Adam] (Author); Scott, John (Author); Wong, Paul (Author)
Dossier:	700 - ART ET SOCIÉTÉ / ART AND SOCIETY
Collation:	190 p. ; 20 x 13 cm
ISBN:	9071638049
Language of Publication:	English
Publishers:	Eindhoven, Netherlands: Het Apollohuis
Artists:	Swidzinski, Jan; Kosuth, Joseph; Art And Language
Event Statement:	The conference was held in November 1976 at the Center for Experimental Art and Communication (Toronto).
Keywords:	THEORY; CONTEXTUAL ART; CONCEPTUAL ART; PHILOSOPHY; ART AND SOCIETY; INDIVIDUALISM; IDEOLOGY; ECONOMICS; PRAXIS; MARX, KARL; MUMFORD, LEWIS; SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM
Copyright Statement:	Jan Swidzinski; Het Apollohuis Eindhoven
Notes:	Reclassified from 100 - THÉORIE / THEORY, 2018-07-06.
Deposited by:	Users 1 not found.
Date Deposited:	26 May 2003
Last Modified:	06 Jul 2018 20:14
URI:	http://e-artexte.ca/id/eprint/15584

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