The Invention of ›Outsider Art‹
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The Invention of ›Outsider Art‹

Experiencing Practices of Othering in Contemporary Art Worlds in the UK

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eBook - PDF

The Invention of ›Outsider Art‹

Experiencing Practices of Othering in Contemporary Art Worlds in the UK

About this book

What does it mean to be called an ›Outsider‹? Marion Scherr investigates structural inequalities and the myth of the Other in Western art history, examining the role of ›Outsider Art‹ in contemporary art worlds in the UK. By shifting the focus from art world professionals to those labelled ›Outsider Artists‹, she counteracts one-sided representations of them being otherworldly, raw, and uninfluenced. Instead, the artists are introduced as multi-faceted individuals in constant exchange with their social environment, employing diverse strategies in dealing with their exclusion. The book reframes their voices and artworks as complex, serious and meaningful cultural contributions, and challenges their attested Otherness in favour of a more inclusive, all-encompassing understanding of art.

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Information

Publisher
transcript Verlag
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9783837662504
eBook ISBN
9783839462508
Topic
Art
Subtopic
Art General

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. 1. Introduction
  4. 2. Methodology and Research Design
  5. 3. Theoretical Contextualisation of ‘Outsider Art’ in Cultural Anthropology
  6. 4. Historical Readings and Discursive Genealogies of ‘Outsider Art’
  7. 5. Contemporary Discourses and Media Representations of ‘Outsider Art’ in the UK
  8. 6. Introducing the Individual Behind the ‘Outsider’
  9. 7. Conclusion
  10. References
  11. Media Sample Listed by Source
  12. List of Figures
  13. Acknowledgments