Arrested Welcome : Hospitality in Contemporary Art /

"In The Art of Welcome: Hospitality in Contemporary Art, Irina Aristarkhova discusses lessons in hospitality that contemporary artists teach their audiences, specifically focusing on fears and anxieties of more challenging situations of hospitality. "Hospitality," as a practice of wel...

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Main Author: Aristarkhova, I. (Irina) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota, [2020]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Summary:"In The Art of Welcome: Hospitality in Contemporary Art, Irina Aristarkhova discusses lessons in hospitality that contemporary artists teach their audiences, specifically focusing on fears and anxieties of more challenging situations of hospitality. "Hospitality," as a practice of welcoming others, has increasingly become a central, albeit contested, concept, in academic, cultural, and public spheres. The Art of Welcome theorizes practices of hospitality in contemporary art drawing on art works by Lee Mingwei (Taiwan/USA), Kathy High (USA), Pippa Bacca and Silvia Moro (Italy), Faith Wilding (USA), Ana Prvacki (Singapore/Serbia/Germany), and Mithu Sen (India)"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (248 pages): illustrations (some color)
ISBN:9781452963013
Access:Open Access