Esta pesquisa, desenvolvida na linha de pesquisa de Poéticas Visuais, é constituída pela exposição Campo Neutral, realizada em 2013 no Museu da Gravura Cidade de Curitiba (MGCC) e a refexão crítica Campo Neutral: limites e tensões entre práticas artísticas, curatoriais e instituições de arte, aqui apresentada como um desdobramento da exposição. Para construção de um relato crítico que analisa a exposição, os trabalhos nela expostos e os respectivos contextos de produção e recepção, a tese concebe um campo teórico delineado pela relação entre crítica institucional e contextos institucionais precários. Compreendida como uma prática que estabelece uma relação crítica entre discursos e práticas artísticas, curatoriais e instituições de arte, a crítica institucional que, desde os anos 1960, é praticada e debatida por artistas, curadores, críticos e historiadores europeus e norte-americanos, é contraposta a práticas artísticas e curatoriais latino-americanas realizadas em contextos nos quais a existência das instituições é incerta, ou nula, tal qual a do MGCC. / This research, developed in feld of Visual Poetics, consists of the exhibition \"Campo Neutral\", held in 2013 at the \"Museu da Gravura da Cidade de Curitiba\" (MGCC), Brazil, and a critical refection \"Campo Neutral: limits and tension between artistic and curatorial practices, and art institutions\", represented here as a deployment of the exhibition. For the construction of a critical report that analyzes the exhibition, the works there exposed and their contexts of production and reception, the thesis delineates a theoretical feld outlined by the relationship between institutional critique and precarious institutional contexts. Understood as a practice that establishes a critical relationship between speech and artistic and curatorial, and art institutions, institutional critique that, since the 1960s, is practiced and discussed by artists, curators, critics, and European and American historians, is a counterpoint to artistic and curatorial Latin American practices carried out in context of which the existence of institutions is uncertain, or absent, like the MGCC.

This paper begins by looking at the MFA as a worker within the context of the contemporary university and from there attempts to situate that position in relationship to capitalism by charting out how the university uses workers for its own ends much like any capitalist business would, which results in the over-producing MFAs. From here, we can look toward the broader consequences of this large production of cultural producers and their becoming-professional. The consequences of this becoming-professional, I argue, are much more problematic than they initially appear, which further destabilizes our ability to act as anti-capitalist and anti-authoritarian cultural producers without further strengthening the forces we seek to oppose. Finally, I'll try and develop Stefano Harney and Fred Moten's concept of the criminal as well as Deleuze & Guattari's thinking on smooth spaces and a socio-political shifting toward that of the control society. Last I look at the various ways of thinking about fleeing or evacuating to help us chart escape routes by moving past traditional artistic notions of institutional critique and other professionalizing discourses learned within the spaces of MFA production.

My installation, "The Viewers", consists of three life-sized figures and a projected video feed. The figures are placed in and around the gallery space, and the video originates from a hidden camera installed in one of the figures eyes. The first figure that the viewer encounters upon entering the gallery space is hyper-realistic security guard. His position behind the gallery circulation desk, a space which is traditionally assumed not to be an 'art space' allows him to view those entering the gallery while remaining relatively unnoticed. A camera that is installed in his one of his eye sockets and hidden behind sunglasses feeds live images that "he perceives" to another part of the gallery where they are projected. The second figure is a male soldier, positioned covertly on a lighting ledge connected to the ceiling of the gallery. From his high-post, he can clearly view the gallery's occupants through his binoculars, while only being noticeable himself from particular angles. The third figure is a real person dressed as a gorilla. Throughout the evening, he will move through the gallery, viewing and contemplating the artworks and its viewers as well. The purpose of the gorilla is primarily to view the exhibit and the social interaction generated by the gallery setting, but inevitably, viewers will want to interact with him, drawing them into the playful drama of the piece as a whole. Together, and through their individual means of viewing, each figure alludes to the idea of playing a part: the security guard in his fulfillment of the role of a security guard, the soldier in the almost costume-like quality evoked by his camouflage attire, and the gorilla being fairly obviously a performer in costume. That each is in a sense playing a role, and that each has a particular means of viewing the people in the gallery, suggests the additional roles and importance of the fourth element, that of the viewers. My work aims to suggest that the viewers are always playing a part of sorts when viewing an exhibition: the part of the viewer. This references not only the integral nature that the viewer has in defining the meaning of an artwork, but also the role that the viewer agrees to take on – the set of assumptions and mode of viewing the art as ‘art’ – as soon as one enters the gallery space.

Thesis (M.A.)--State University of New York at Binghamton, Department of Art History, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references.

Tomando as revistas como a Tatuí e a Número, analisa-se aqui as relações presentes nas suas produções de crítica de arte circuladas por meio de publicações auto-organizadas. Colocam-se questões sobre a atuação na prática de escrita de crítica de arte e seu possível caráter experimental nos anos 2000. Considera-se um contexto de crescimento da profissionalização e suas implicações nas práticas teóricas em diálogo com as práticas do trabalho de arte. Procuramos investigar também, nesse processo da difusão de discussão crítica, o pensamento sobre os circuitos e as instituições como possíveis locais ambivalentes de tensão e de amplificação. As estratégias de tais publicações observam a criação de seus espaços de interlocução possíveis, considerando tal contexto muitas vezes caracterizado como o de crise da potencialidade de contribuição da crítica. / Taking the Tatuí and Número magazines, we analise here the relations on the production of art criticism on circulation via selforganised publications. Posing questions on the practice of art writing and its possible experimental character on the 2000’s. Considering a rising profissionalization context and its implications on theoretical practices dialoging with art work practices. We also seek to investigate, on this process of profused critic discussion, the thinking of circuits and the institutions as ambivalent places of tension and amplification. The publication estrategies observe the creation of their possible interlocution spaces, conidering such context as one often characterized as the of crisis on the potencial critical contribution.

Tomando as revistas como a Tatuí e a Número, analisa-se aqui as relações presentes nas suas produções de crítica de arte circuladas por meio de publicações auto-organizadas. Colocam-se questões sobre a atuação na prática de escrita de crítica de arte e seu possível caráter experimental nos anos 2000. Considera-se um contexto de crescimento da profissionalização e suas implicações nas práticas teóricas em diálogo com as práticas do trabalho de arte. Procuramos investigar também, nesse processo da difusão de discussão crítica, o pensamento sobre os circuitos e as instituições como possíveis locais ambivalentes de tensão e de amplificação. As estratégias de tais publicações observam a criação de seus espaços de interlocução possíveis, considerando tal contexto muitas vezes caracterizado como o de crise da potencialidade de contribuição da crítica. / Taking the Tatuí and Número magazines, we analise here the relations on the production of art criticism on circulation via selforganised publications. Posing questions on the practice of art writing and its possible experimental character on the 2000’s. Considering a rising profissionalization context and its implications on theoretical practices dialoging with art work practices. We also seek to investigate, on this process of profused critic discussion, the thinking of circuits and the institutions as ambivalent places of tension and amplification. The publication estrategies observe the creation of their possible interlocution spaces, conidering such context as one often characterized as the of crisis on the potencial critical contribution.

Blended learning, a combination of traditional face to face (F2f) instruction and computer-mediated communication (CMC), is a popular trend in many universities and corporate settings today. Most universities provide faculty members course management systems, such as Blackboard, Angel, and others as a way to organize and transmit course materials to students. In order to assess the pedagogical value of blended learning in a university-level first year composition (FYC) environment, it is necessary to view the environment through a critical lens and adequately train faculty in the need for and use of the features of the learning management software (LMS). The setting for this study is the Humanities and Communication Dept. of Florida Institute of Technology, a private university on Florida's east coast, consisting of around 6000 students. As I investigate the various pedagogical and theoretical issues of incorporating blended learning into the FYC environment, I critically examine the issues involved in implementing the program. I employ a blended research method to join the tracks of implementing a blended learning program and developing a culture of support together in the Humanities and Communication Department of Florida Tech. In examining program implementation, I use a combination of institutional critique, as advanced by Porter et al., together with an 'ecological' methodology, as outlined by Nardi and O'Day. In examining the feasibility of creating a culture of support through the design of a faculty workshop, I mainly use Richard Selfe's methodology, although elements of the previous two methods operate as well. The results of my study provide a means by which faculty members can experience and realize the benefits, while avoiding the pitfalls, of implementing CMC into a f2f classroom and provide an action plan for other researchers to utilize in their own educational settings.

This thesis is an attempt to draw conclusions about consistencies and discrepancies in my studio work of the past two years. I analyze my process and ideas relative to artistic and theoretical discourse with an emphasis on the transgression of standards and values taught in the university setting. The work develops from overt ideological critique into corporeally engaging pieces designed to elicit conceptual narratives that challenge formalist ideals of perception and expression. Quotes from artists, authors, philosophers and popular music formative in my thought process serve as context for the writing and the work.

Esta tese analisa o desenvolvimento do trabalho do artista plástico francês Daniel Buren, nascido no ano de 1938 em Boulogne-Billancourt, nos arredores de Paris. Trata-se de um autor ligado aos desdobramentos das pesquisas neovanguardistas na França, conhecido como um dos fundadores da crítica institucional, no contexto da chamada arte conceitual. Suas instalações se caracterizam por estabelecer uma análise sistemática entre a obra de arte e seu local de exposição através daquilo que chamou de trabalho in situ. Atualmente, esta locução é frequentemente utilizada no campo da arte contemporânea para designar trabalhos realizados no próprio local de exposição. Dentre as múltiplas possibilidades de analisar a vasta obra de Daniel Buren, buscamos explorar exatamente o desenvolvimento deste aspecto central de seu trabalho, a noção de trabalho in situ e sua aplicação dentro e fora dos museus e galerias. Esta escolha visa dois objetivos: em primeiro lugar apresentar o funcionamento destes trabalhos ao longo do período analisado. Estes, apesar de surgirem de uma proposta simples, são capazes de movimentar, a cada vez, diversos elementos materiais e simbólicos que compõem o espaço investido. Em segundo lugar, trata-se de avaliar a força crítica do trabalho in situ nestas duas décadas e sua possível ressonância para a arte contemporânea, uma vez que o trabalho in situ tem por característica principal evidenciar o espaço no qual se insere como local de exposição e de produção cultural a ser problematizado. Para o desenvolvimento deste estudo consideramos que o sistema da arte analisado e criticado por Buren, e no interior do qual ele forçosamente desenvolve o seu trabalho, sofreu modificações profundas no período a que se refere esta pesquisa, acompanhado de mudanças igualmente significativas no modo como a cultura se reproduz no capitalismo tardio. Este efeito se consolida em diversas propostas curatoriais e museográficas que abandonam o território seguro da história da arte em direção a propostas autorais ou temáticas. Observa-se também a reformulação e criação de novos espaços expositivos, trabalhados pelos artistas e curadores, que buscam dar conta das questões ligadas à desmaterialização da obra de arte e de sua circulação no campo cultural expandido. Em adição a isso, o próprio espaço urbano se torna um local a ser investido pelas obras in situ, suscitando questões concernentes à relação entre a arte, o artista e o espaço público da cidade. / This thesis examines the development of the work of French artist Daniel Buren, born in 1938 in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris. His work is characterized by establishing a systematic analysis between the work of art and its exhibition venue through what he called the work in situ. Currently, this term is often used in the field of contemporary art to define a work done on site. Among the many ways of analyzing the vast work of Daniel Buren, we explore the development of this central aspect of his work, the notion of work in situ and its application in and out of museums and galleries. This choice aims at two objectives: firstly present the functioning of these works over the period analyzed. Even though they arise from a simple proposal, they mobilize various material and symbolic elements that constitute the invested space. Secondly, evaluate the critical strength of the work in situ during these two decades and their possible resonance to contemporary art, since the work in situ is characterized by evidencing the space in which it is installed as a site of exhibition and cultural production open to questioning. To develop this study, we consider that the \"art system\" analyzed and criticized by Buren, who work within that system, was modified significantly in the period referred to in this research, accompanied by equally significant changes in how culture reproduces itself in late capitalism. This effect is consolidated in many curatorial proposals that leave the safe territory of art history toward questions regarding the dematerialization of the art object and its circulation in the expanded cultural field. We also observe the redesigning and the creation of new experimental exhibition spaces. In addition to this, the urban space itself becomes a place to be invested by the works in situ, raising questions concerning the relationship of the art and the artists in the public space of the city.

Esta tese analisa o desenvolvimento do trabalho do artista plástico francês Daniel Buren, nascido no ano de 1938 em Boulogne-Billancourt, nos arredores de Paris. Trata-se de um autor ligado aos desdobramentos das pesquisas neovanguardistas na França, conhecido como um dos fundadores da crítica institucional, no contexto da chamada arte conceitual. Suas instalações se caracterizam por estabelecer uma análise sistemática entre a obra de arte e seu local de exposição através daquilo que chamou de trabalho in situ. Atualmente, esta locução é frequentemente utilizada no campo da arte contemporânea para designar trabalhos realizados no próprio local de exposição. Dentre as múltiplas possibilidades de analisar a vasta obra de Daniel Buren, buscamos explorar exatamente o desenvolvimento deste aspecto central de seu trabalho, a noção de trabalho in situ e sua aplicação dentro e fora dos museus e galerias. Esta escolha visa dois objetivos: em primeiro lugar apresentar o funcionamento destes trabalhos ao longo do período analisado. Estes, apesar de surgirem de uma proposta simples, são capazes de movimentar, a cada vez, diversos elementos materiais e simbólicos que compõem o espaço investido. Em segundo lugar, trata-se de avaliar a força crítica do trabalho in situ nestas duas décadas e sua possível ressonância para a arte contemporânea, uma vez que o trabalho in situ tem por característica principal evidenciar o espaço no qual se insere como local de exposição e de produção cultural a ser problematizado. Para o desenvolvimento deste estudo consideramos que o sistema da arte analisado e criticado por Buren, e no interior do qual ele forçosamente desenvolve o seu trabalho, sofreu modificações profundas no período a que se refere esta pesquisa, acompanhado de mudanças igualmente significativas no modo como a cultura se reproduz no capitalismo tardio. Este efeito se consolida em diversas propostas curatoriais e museográficas que abandonam o território seguro da história da arte em direção a propostas autorais ou temáticas. Observa-se também a reformulação e criação de novos espaços expositivos, trabalhados pelos artistas e curadores, que buscam dar conta das questões ligadas à desmaterialização da obra de arte e de sua circulação no campo cultural expandido. Em adição a isso, o próprio espaço urbano se torna um local a ser investido pelas obras in situ, suscitando questões concernentes à relação entre a arte, o artista e o espaço público da cidade. / This thesis examines the development of the work of French artist Daniel Buren, born in 1938 in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris. His work is characterized by establishing a systematic analysis between the work of art and its exhibition venue through what he called the work in situ. Currently, this term is often used in the field of contemporary art to define a work done on site. Among the many ways of analyzing the vast work of Daniel Buren, we explore the development of this central aspect of his work, the notion of work in situ and its application in and out of museums and galleries. This choice aims at two objectives: firstly present the functioning of these works over the period analyzed. Even though they arise from a simple proposal, they mobilize various material and symbolic elements that constitute the invested space. Secondly, evaluate the critical strength of the work in situ during these two decades and their possible resonance to contemporary art, since the work in situ is characterized by evidencing the space in which it is installed as a site of exhibition and cultural production open to questioning. To develop this study, we consider that the \"art system\" analyzed and criticized by Buren, who work within that system, was modified significantly in the period referred to in this research, accompanied by equally significant changes in how culture reproduces itself in late capitalism. This effect is consolidated in many curatorial proposals that leave the safe territory of art history toward questions regarding the dematerialization of the art object and its circulation in the expanded cultural field. We also observe the redesigning and the creation of new experimental exhibition spaces. In addition to this, the urban space itself becomes a place to be invested by the works in situ, raising questions concerning the relationship of the art and the artists in the public space of the city.