{"product_id":"artificial-hells-participatory-art-and-the-politics-of-spectatorship-paperback","title":"Artificial Hells: Participatory Art and the Politics of Spectatorship - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClaire Bishop\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis searing critique of participatory art--from its development to its political ambitions--is \"an essential title for contemporary art history scholars and students as well as anyone who has . . . thought, 'Now that's art!' or 'That's art?'\" (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Since the 1990s, critics and curators have broadly accepted the notion that participatory art is the ultimate political art: that by encouraging an audience to take part an artist can promote new emancipatory social relations. Around the world, the champions of this form of expression are numerous, ranging from art historians such as Grant Kester, curators such as Nicolas Bourriaud and Nato Thompson, to performance theorists such as Shannon Jackson. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eArtificial Hells\u003c\/i\u003e is the first historical and theoretical overview of socially engaged participatory art, known in the US as \"social practice.\" Claire Bishop follows the trajectory of twentieth-century art and examines key moments in the development of a participatory aesthetic. This itinerary takes in Futurism and Dada; the Situationist International; Happenings in Eastern Europe, Argentina and Paris; the 1970s Community Arts Movement; and the Artists Placement Group. It concludes with a discussion of long-term educational projects by contemporary artists such as Thomas Hirschhorn, Tania Bruguera, Pawel Althamer and Paul Chan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Since her controversial essay in \u003ci\u003eArtforum\u003c\/i\u003e in 2006, Claire Bishop has been one of the few to challenge the political and aesthetic ambitions of participatory art. In \u003ci\u003eArtificial Hells\u003c\/i\u003e, she not only scrutinizes the emancipatory claims made for these projects, but also provides an alternative to the ethical (rather than artistic) criteria invited by such artworks. Artificial Hells calls for a less prescriptive approach to art and politics, and for more compelling, troubling, and bolder forms of participatory art and criticism.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaire Bishop\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in the History of Art department at the CUNY Graduate Center, New York. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eInstallation Art: A Critical History; Artificial Hells: Participatory Art and the Politics of Spectatorship\u003c\/i\u003e; and editor of \u003ci\u003eParticipation\u003c\/i\u003e. in 2008 she co-curated the exhibition \"Double Agent\" at the ICA. She is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eArtforum, October, Tate Etc, IDEA\u003c\/i\u003e, and other international art magazines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765735653664,"sku":"9781839767753","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4df6995adcba605c3ee3998b80472be3.webp?v=1780278335","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/artificial-hells-participatory-art-and-the-politics-of-spectatorship-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}