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Art + Archive provides an in-depth analysis of the connection between art and the archive at the turn of the twenty-first century. The book examines how the archive emerged in art writing in the mid-1990s and how its subsequent ubiquity can be understood in light of wider social, technological, philosophical and art-historical conditions and concerns. Deftly combining writing on archives from different disciplines with artistic practices, the book clarifies the function and meaning of one of the most persistent artworld buzzwords of recent years, shedding light on the conceptual and historical implications of the so-called archival turn in contemporary art.

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The archive: a must-have accessory of the moment?
Part I: The notion of the archive in art writing and theory
1 Archive art discourse
2 Archive theory
3 The artworld as an archival structure
Part II: Five themes in contemporary archive art
4 Materiality
5 Research
6 Critique
7 Curating
8 Temporality
Postscript
Index

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 25/01/2022
      ISBN13: 9781526156853, 978-1526156853
      ISBN10: 1526156857

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Art + Archive provides an in-depth analysis of the connection between art and the archive at the turn of the twenty-first century. The book examines how the archive emerged in art writing in the mid-1990s and how its subsequent ubiquity can be understood in light of wider social, technological, philosophical and art-historical conditions and concerns. Deftly combining writing on archives from different disciplines with artistic practices, the book clarifies the function and meaning of one of the most persistent artworld buzzwords of recent years, shedding light on the conceptual and historical implications of the so-called archival turn in contemporary art.

      Table of Contents

      The archive: a must-have accessory of the moment?
      Part I: The notion of the archive in art writing and theory
      1 Archive art discourse
      2 Archive theory
      3 The artworld as an archival structure
      Part II: Five themes in contemporary archive art
      4 Materiality
      5 Research
      6 Critique
      7 Curating
      8 Temporality
      Postscript
      Index

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