Arrested Welcome : Hospitality in Contemporary Art / Irina Aristarkhova.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Book collections on Project MUSEPublisher: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota, [2020]Manufacturer: Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2020Copyright date: ©[2020]Description: 1 online resource (248 pages): illustrations (some color)Content type:
  • text
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  • computer
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  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781452963013
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Contents:
Introduction : Welcome as Resistance -- Reclaimed Civility : Ana Prvački -- Undoing Waiting : Faith Wilding -- The Man Who Welcomes : Lee Mingwei -- Hosting the Animal : Kathy High -- Welcome Withdrawn : Mithu Sen -- A Leap of Faith : Pippa Bacca and Silvia Moro -- Conclusion. Hospitality Now : Ken Aptekar.
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)"-- Provided by publisher.
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Introduction : Welcome as Resistance -- Reclaimed Civility : Ana Prvački -- Undoing Waiting : Faith Wilding -- The Man Who Welcomes : Lee Mingwei -- Hosting the Animal : Kathy High -- Welcome Withdrawn : Mithu Sen -- A Leap of Faith : Pippa Bacca and Silvia Moro -- Conclusion. Hospitality Now : Ken Aptekar.

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"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)"-- Provided by publisher.

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