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Artists, Institutions, Publics: Contemporary Responses to Conflict

Artists, Institutions, Publics: Contemporary Responses to Conflict Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art, 2020, vol. 20, no. 1, 23–39 https://doi.org/10.1080/14434318.2020.1764227 Artists, Institutions, Publics: Contemporary Responses to Conflict Kate Warren*, Anthea Gunn* and Mikala Tai* When contemporary artists respond to situations of war and conflict, the processes of creation and reception can be highly complex, charged, and unpredictable. Cultural institutions play an essential role in facilitating such projects, supporting artists and presenting the final outcomes. Artistic responses to conflict may stretch and challenge established institutional boundaries and conventions, yet in doing so they very often generate some of the most potent considerations of contested histories. As former head of art at the Australian War Memorial (AWM) Ryan Johnston writes, ‘our historians might learn something from our artists when it comes to the practice of public memory’. Too often, art historical discussions around the relationship between individual artists and cultural institutions are positioned within frameworks of ‘institutional critique’, often in an antagonistic or oppositional mode. Johnston highlights the potential for reciprocal learning and sharing between artists and institutions, particularly in contexts where the artistic products are innately connected to wider politics and social histories. The opportu- nities and challenges afforded to contemporary artists by these different types http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art Taylor & Francis

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art, 2020, vol. 20, no. 1, 23–39 https://doi.org/10.1080/14434318.2020.1764227 Artists, Institutions, Publics: Contemporary Responses to Conflict Kate Warren*, Anthea Gunn* and Mikala Tai* When contemporary artists respond to situations of war and conflict, the processes of creation and reception can be highly complex, charged, and unpredictable. Cultural institutions play an essential role in facilitating such projects, supporting artists and...
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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art, 2020, vol. 20, no. 1, 23–39 https://doi.org/10.1080/14434318.2020.1764227 Artists, Institutions, Publics: Contemporary Responses to Conflict Kate Warren*, Anthea Gunn* and Mikala Tai* When contemporary artists respond to situations of war and conflict, the processes of creation and reception can be highly complex, charged, and unpredictable. Cultural institutions play an essential role in facilitating such projects, supporting artists and presenting the final outcomes. Artistic responses to conflict may stretch and challenge established institutional boundaries and conventions, yet in doing so they very often generate some of the most potent considerations of contested histories. As former head of art at the Australian War Memorial (AWM) Ryan Johnston writes, ‘our historians might learn something from our artists when it comes to the practice of public memory’. Too often, art historical discussions around the relationship between individual artists and cultural institutions are positioned within frameworks of ‘institutional critique’, often in an antagonistic or oppositional mode. Johnston highlights the potential for reciprocal learning and sharing between artists and institutions, particularly in contexts where the artistic products are innately connected to wider politics and social histories. The opportu- nities and challenges afforded to contemporary artists by these different types

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