Encounters Beyond the Gallery: Relational Aesthetics and Cultural Difference

By Renate Dohmen

Book Overview

Encounters Beyond the Gallery challenges the terms of their exclusion, looking to relational art, Deleuze-Guattarean aesthetics and notions of perception, as well as anthropological theory for ways to create connections between seemingly disparate worlds. Embracing a unique and experimental format, the book imagines encounters between the art works and art worlds of Rirkrit Tiravanija, Tamil women, the Shipibo-Conibo of Eastern Peru and a fictional female contemporary artist named Rikki T, in order to rethink normative aesthetic and cultural categories. Its method reflects the message of the book, and embraces a plurality of voices and perspectives to steer critical attention towards the complexity of artistic life beyond the gallery.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350438030
• ISBN13: 9781350438033
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"