Now-tomorrow-flux : an anthology on the museum of contemporary art /
The category of the "museum," as it has been understood by museums of contemporary art over the last thirty years, is in need of a reassessment. The established institution with its traditional core tasks of collecting and conservation stands in contrast to the term "contemporary.&quo...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Zurich :
JRP Ringier,
[2017]
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| Summary: | The category of the "museum," as it has been understood by museums of contemporary art over the last thirty years, is in need of a reassessment. The established institution with its traditional core tasks of collecting and conservation stands in contrast to the term "contemporary." This volume reflects on the museum of contemporary art itself in all its paradoxical characteristics from diverse perspectives. Over four chapters consisting of three theoretical essays and a section dedicated to discussion, questions regarding the roles and tasks of the museum of contemporary art are addressed. The anthology discusses the museum of contemporary art's double character as a site of production as well as conservation, and emphasizes its relation to different public spheres, as well as exploring the possible ways of dealing with the standards, norms and regulations that emerge from the practices of collecting, organizing and educating. |
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| Item Description: | Cover title. |
| Physical Description: | 279 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9783037643679 3037643676 |