MASTERS
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
SCHOOL OF ARTS
STUDENT NO: 9910933F / This study investigates the ways in which museums are understood as texts,
and how artists challenge those assumptions within their work. The extent to
which parody, a central tenet of post- modern art, can be used as an effective
means to challenge the hegemony of the art museum, is investigated through
an analyses of artworks by Illya Kabakov and Marcel Broodthaers. The first
part of the study interrogates the hegemonic function of museums, through a
discussion of the central tenets of museological discourse, in order to
contextualise the discussion of the artworks in question. The second part of
this study includes an analysis of specific artworks by Illya Kabakov and
Marcel Broodthaers, detailing the ways in which these artists parody aspects
of museum practice. The concluding chapter interrogates my own artistic
production in relation to this research.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/1590 |
| Date | 02 November 2006 |
| Creators | Kearney, Alison |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 149204 bytes, 101776829 bytes, 36003 bytes, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf |
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