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The new institutions : artist-run participative platforms and initiatives in South Africa
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2016.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/58466 The new institutions : artist-run participative platforms and initiatives in South Africa Schmahmann, Brenda Cook, Robyn Visual Art UCTD Artist-run initiatives (ARIs) Artist-run spaces Participatory art Participative platforms Contemporary South African art Humanities theses SDG-04 Humanities theses SDG-04 Humanities theses SDG-10 Humanities theses SDG-11 Humanities theses SDG-16 Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2016. In a contemporary South African context of artistic production and exhibition, there are few spaces or arenas dedicated to the development and presentation of experimental and/or non-commercial practices – a void that has become increasingly evident amidst the growing interest in participatory art and social aesthetics. However, and as the central thesis of this study suggests, in response to the lack of infrastructure for open-ended, idea-rich and socially focused praxis, artists have adopted a do-it-yourself approach to ‘filling the void’. That is, artists have taken it upon themselves to address the absence of experimental and/or laboratory ‘space’ by creating autonomous, self-directed initiatives, through a variety of non-traditional and context-specific methodologies. Using a meta-analytical approach, this research project tracks the rise of the artist-run initiative (ARI) in South Africa. It is suggested that ARIs that utilise participative methodologies such as open-source sharing, collaborative economies (trade, bartering, collectivism, etc.) and/or user-generated organisational approaches offer generative alternatives for the development and presentation of experimental and/or non-commercial projects within a South African context – arguably a new New-Institutionalism. Critically, I explore a number of potential paradoxes inherent within this approach, including issues around the artist operating as a ‘double agent’, as well as various problematics associated with employing a collaborative economy within a wider capitalistic system. I conclude, however, that despite these concerns, artist-run participative initiatives suggest radical new possibilities, not only in terms of alternative forms of institution-building, but also regarding a critical re-imagining of authorship, ‘collectivity’, economic democracy, and inclusivity within artistic production. As the first sustained and discursive engagement on artist-run initiatives in South Africa, or more particularly artist-run participative initiatives, the research is intended to fill a significant gap in the literature, and provide a resource for further research and practice. National Research Foundation (NRF) Thuthuka ae2026 Visual Arts PhD Unrestricted SDG-04: Quality education SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions 2017-01-10T12:01:57Z 2017-01-10T12:01:57Z 2017 2016 Thesis Cook, R 2016, The new institutions : artist-run participative platforms and initiatives in South Africa, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58466> A2017 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58466 en © 2017 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Visual Art UCTD Artist-run initiatives (ARIs) Artist-run spaces Participatory art Participative platforms Contemporary South African art Humanities theses SDG-04 Humanities theses SDG-04 Humanities theses SDG-10 Humanities theses SDG-11 Humanities theses SDG-16 The new institutions : artist-run participative platforms and initiatives in South Africa |
| title | The new institutions : artist-run participative platforms and initiatives in South Africa |
| title_full | The new institutions : artist-run participative platforms and initiatives in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | The new institutions : artist-run participative platforms and initiatives in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | The new institutions : artist-run participative platforms and initiatives in South Africa |
| title_short | The new institutions : artist-run participative platforms and initiatives in South Africa |
| title_sort | new institutions artist run participative platforms and initiatives in south africa |
| topic | Visual Art UCTD Artist-run initiatives (ARIs) Artist-run spaces Participatory art Participative platforms Contemporary South African art Humanities theses SDG-04 Humanities theses SDG-04 Humanities theses SDG-10 Humanities theses SDG-11 Humanities theses SDG-16 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58466 |