Now-tomorrow-flux : an anthology on the museum of contemporary art / Beatrice von Bismarck, Heike Munder, Peter J. Schneemann, eds

Additional Titles: Now tomorrow flux
Published: Anthology on the museum of contemporary art
Zurich : JRP Ringier, [2017]
Copyright Date: ©2017
Physical Description: 279 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Additional Creators: Bismarck, Beatrice von, Munder, Heike, 1969-, and Schneemann, Peter Johannes

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Summary

The category of the "museum," as it has been understood by museums of contemporary art over the last 30 years, is in need of a reassessment. The established institution with its traditional core tasks of collecting and conservation stands in contrast to the term "contemporary." This volume reflects on the museum of contemporary art itself in all its paradoxical characteristics from diverse perspectives. Over four chapters consisting of three theoretical essays and a section dedicated to discussion, questions regarding the roles and tasks of the museum of contemporary art are addressed. The anthology discusses the museum of contemporary art?s double character as a site of production as well as conservation, and emphasizes its relation to different public spheres, as well as exploring the possible ways of dealing with the standards, norms, and regulations that emerge from the practices of collecting, organizing, and educating.

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9783037643679 (paperback)
3037643676 (paperback)

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Includes bibliographical references.

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