The Shape of Evidence onderzoekt de rol van het document in hedendaagse kunst. Kunstenaars gebruiken veelal bestaande beelden uit film, tekst, foto's of ander (archief)materiaal afkomstig uit journalistiek, reclame, wetenschappelijke verhandelingen of industriële archieven. Niet alleen de visuele bronnen die zij zich toe-eigenen verwijzen naar een 'objectieve' staat van informatie, maar ook de strategieën die kunstenaars inzetten om het materiaal naar hun hand te zetten, refereren aan kwest...

Over the past 30 years, the rise of art as research has brought theory to the center of art education. Out of Theory: Relational Ecologies of Theory and Practice in the Arts explores how theory can be approached in the arts and its evolving connections with other disciplines. The first part examines the dynamic relationship between theory and practice; the second presents outcomes from Polyphonic Landscapes, an artistic research project that treats theory as practice. It asks: What is a lands...

After half a century of neoliberalism, a new radical, practice-based ideology is making its way from the margins: commonism, with an o in the middle. It is based on the values of sharing, common (intellectual) ownership and new social cooperations. Commoners assert that social relationships can replace money (contract) relationships. They advocate solidarity and they trust in peer-to-peer relationships to develop new ways of production.

Commonism maps those new ideological thoughts. How do t...

This book is an accessible introduction to the critical theories used in analysing art