The participator in contemporary art : art and social relationships / Kaija Kaitavuori.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaitavuori, Kaija, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Modern--21st century.

Art, Modern.

Interactive art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (183 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2018.

Summary:

The early 21st century has seen contemporary art make continued use of audience participation, in which the spectator becomes part of the artwork itself. In this book, Kaija Kaitavuori claims that the `participator' is a new artistic role that does not fall under the auspices of artist or spectator and in proving such she devises a four-group typology of involvement. Her classification distinguishes between different forms of engagement and identifies their specific features. The key criteria she proposes are how concepts of authorship and ownership shift in relation to collectively created work, how contracts regulating the use and production of shared work are arranged and the extent to which involvement in making art can be regarded as democratic. This highly original book thus offers students and teachers the tools with which to improve their understanding of participatory art and removes the confusing terminology that has characterized so many other discussions.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781838609573

1838609571

9781838609566

1838609563