Vortrag des IfK: Prof.Dr. Mechtild Widrich, School of the Art Institute Chicago, Performative Monuments
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- Vortrag des IfK: Prof.Dr. Mechtild Widrich, School of the Art Institute Chicago, Performative Monuments
- 2017-06-21T18:00:00+02:00
- 2017-06-21T20:00:00+02:00
21.06.2017 von 18:00 bis 20:00 (Europe/Berlin / UTC200)
Institut für Kunstpädagogik (IfK), Phil II, Haus H, Raum 008a
Datum/Date: 21.6.2017, 18h
Ort/Place: Phil. II, Haus H, Raum 008a
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In the twenty-first century, performance and the monument, once seen as antipodes, have developed into intertwined artistic practices transversing a variety of traditional and new media. Institutions have taken up the challenge, staging and curating performances and events, inviting artists to engage with, critique, or construct cultural heritage. I will look at recent instances of performative engagement with history, paying particular attention to issues of economics (monument tourism), the environment (the role of nature as memorial and its precarious status in urban and rural civilization), activism, and political representation.
Mechtild Widrich is Assistant Professor of Art History, Theory and Criticism at SAIC, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL
