French curator and writer Nicolas Bourriaud presents his concept of the altermodern as the 21st century ‘frontier’. There are many who would contest the Western-centric view of modernism, yet do not subscribe to the idea that it has an ‘other side’ in the South. Nicolas Bourriaud, author of Relational Aesthetics, presents the idea of a [...]
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Ilana Goldstein talks about what Brazil might learn from Australian Indigenous arts
Wauja woven mask Looking from outside, Australia has been extraordinarily successful in developing an Indigenous cultural industry. This is particularly evident in painting, but is also present in other areas – craft, dance, film and music. The situation is different in many other countries of the South. The regional cultures of Africa, Pacific and Latin [...]
Pacific Art in the 21st Century – Museums, New Global Communities And Future Trends
image The Xth International Symposium of the Pacific Arts Association is pleased to call for papers on ‘Pacific Art in the 21st Century – Museums, New Global Communities And Future Trends.’ The symposium seeks to highlight issues surrounding the creation, dispersal, possession, repatriation, stewardship and interpretation of Pacific art in the 21st century Focus of [...]
CIHA Colloquium Second Call For Papers
South African Visual Arts Historians (SAVAH) Comité International d’Histoire de l’Art (CIHA) Colloquium, organised by SAVAH under the aegis of CIHA, to take place at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 12 – 15 January 2011. Other Views: Art History in (South) Africa and the Global South CIHA has recently been addressing concerns about the [...]
Art & the Kyoto Protocol
How to make an art of the Kyoto Protocol Talking about cultural collaboration today The Kyoto Protocol involves a re-negotiation of the relation between rich and poor countries. What role do artists play in this new dialogue? How does engagement with the South shift from one-way cultural extraction to two-way collaboration? How does climate change [...]
After the Missionaries
Please note the following events related to ‘After the Missionaries’ issue of Artlink. FORUM Has the world changed? Has the Kyoto Protocol changed how rich and poor countries relate to each other? Is Australia moving away from the Anglosphere? Is the Global Financial Crisis a time to look at alternative economic models? Is ethical the [...]
