How Institutions Think: Between Contemporary Art and Curatorial Discourse (MIT Press)
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (582 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0262534320 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This anthology--taking its title from Mary Douglas's 1986 book, How Institutions Think--reconsiders the practices, habits, models, and rhetoric of the institution and the anti-institution in contemporary art and curating. They consider the institution as an object ofienquiry across many disciplines, including political theory, organizational science, and sociology.Bringing together an international and multidisciplinary group of writers, How Institutions Think addresses such questions as whether institution building is still possible, feasible, or desirable; if there are emergent institu
He is coeditor of The Curatorial Conundrum: What to Study? What to Research? What to Practice? (MIT Press).Lucy Steeds is Pathway Leader in Exhibition Studies at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts, London, and editor of Exhibition (MIT Press/Whitechapel Gallery London). About the Author Paul O'Neill is an artist, curator, educator, and writer based in New York, and has cocurated more than fifty exhibition projects around the world. He is coeditor of The Curatorial Conundrum:
He is coeditor of The Curatorial Conundrum: What to Study? What to Research? What to Practice? (MIT Press).Lucy Steeds is Pathway Leader in Exhibition Studies at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts, London, and editor of Exhibition (MIT Press/Whitechapel Gallery London). . He is coeditor of The Curatorial Conundru