Contexte, art, vérité (Event)

Proença, N. M. (Member)
Danièle Cohn (Chair)
Cécile Pélaudeix (Member)

CHAM - Centro de Humanidades

Activity: Membership › Membership of committee

Description

Member of the Organizing and Executive Committee

Period	6 Jun 2007 → 7 Jun 2007
Event title	Contexte, art, vérité
Event type	Conference
Location	Paris, FranceShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International

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The consideration of context in the study of works of art is the subject of particular attention from the scientific community. Art history, aesthetics and anthropology have begun to reflect on the notion of cultural context, based on a number of observations: the limits of the formalist approach to works of art in the context of the autonomy of the work of art and globalizing systems, and the extensive use of the notion of otherness, particularly in the context of the development of non-Western contemporary art. How can consideration of the context of creation, mediation and reception help us better understand the possible effects of a work of art? Several lines of inquiry were proposed: - Concerning the relationship to reality of the works studied: what means does the artist use to confront the work with reality? In terms of description, what criteria should be used to describe a particular work, and how should this choice be based? - Do the works claim to provide truths? How do they organize a relationship with truth? What role do artists' writings play in the reception of their work? What are the expected effects of a work of art in terms of truth? - What is the relationship between emotion and truth? Does the emotional charge of artworks and the context in which they are presented provide privileged access to truth? - What effects can the context in which the work is presented have on its reception and meaning: status of the site (museum, gallery, public space...), presentation methods (installation, work in situ, immediate environment of the work...)? - What can be the relevant context of the work studied (work of art, collection, artists' writings, philosophical or aesthetic work...) to better understand it: theoretical, artistic, museographical context... - Between work and context, how does empathy in the aesthetics of reception or creation contribute to understanding and explanation?