On the integration of Argentinian activist art at exhibition venues

  • Daniela Lucena Universidad de Buenos Aires.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ARIS.2016.v28.n3.51664
Keywords: activist art, political aesthetics, artistic institutions

Abstract

This article examines the institutional integration of activist art in the aftermath of the 2001 economic crisis in Argentina. Following this aim, we begin with a description of the most significant new groups of activist art in the City of Buenos Aires. Then, we elaborate the position these new groups take up in the field with respect to their dispute with the “light art” from the 90s, and in relation to the mutual accusations over the “trend” of political art. Finally, we analyse the reception of these groups of activist art in art exhibitions in the City of Buenos Aires and abroad, and we reflect upon the institutionalization of these specific and situated aesthetic and political practices.

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Daniela Lucena, Universidad de Buenos Aires.

Socióloga y Doctora en Ciencias Sociales por la Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). Es investigadora del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) y dicta clases de grado y de posgrado en la UBA, la Universidad Nacional del Arte y la Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales. Es autora del libro “Contaminación artística” (Buenos Aires, 2015) y ha publicado sus trabajos en revistas y catálogos de su país y del exterior. Es también evaluadora de la Fundación ph15 para las Artes. Sus principales publicaciones pueden consultarse en: https://uba.academia.edu/DanielaLucena

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Published
2016-09-01
How to Cite
Lucena D. (2016). On the integration of Argentinian activist art at exhibition venues. Arte, Individuo y Sociedad, 28(3), 583-600. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ARIS.2016.v28.n3.51664
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Vol. 28 No. 3 (2016)
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Articles

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