The art museum as activist: A case study
Abstract How do art museums illuminate patriarchal ideologies for the general public? In this article I share my experiences with critical pedagogies developed for the exhibition Like Betzy (2019–2020) by Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum (Northern Norway Art Museum). The art museum intervened in its exhibition...
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crwiley:10.1111/cura.12580 2024-06-02T08:12:05+00:00 The art museum as activist: A case study Gullickson, Charis Norges Forskningsråd 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cura.12580 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/cura.12580 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Curator: The Museum Journal volume 67, issue 2, page 395-410 ISSN 0011-3069 2151-6952 journal-article 2023 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/cura.12580 2024-05-03T10:53:30Z Abstract How do art museums illuminate patriarchal ideologies for the general public? In this article I share my experiences with critical pedagogies developed for the exhibition Like Betzy (2019–2020) by Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum (Northern Norway Art Museum). The art museum intervened in its exhibition and monuments in public spaces to attract engagement with local communities, critically question, and instigate dialogue and debate on the persistence of gender inequality. Using institutional critique as a theoretical and methodological framework, this analysis demonstrates a case of art museum activism. Additionally, I address the implications of transgression in the art museum's normative modus operandi. Although this case study is specific to a local context, I argue that monuments can serve as a site for public vulnerability, a place where museums step beyond their walls and outside their echo chambers to incite positive social justice‐oriented changes in communities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Norway Wiley Online Library Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum ENVELOPE(18.959,18.959,69.648,69.648) Norway Curator: The Museum Journal 67 2 395 410 |
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Abstract How do art museums illuminate patriarchal ideologies for the general public? In this article I share my experiences with critical pedagogies developed for the exhibition Like Betzy (2019–2020) by Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum (Northern Norway Art Museum). The art museum intervened in its exhibition and monuments in public spaces to attract engagement with local communities, critically question, and instigate dialogue and debate on the persistence of gender inequality. Using institutional critique as a theoretical and methodological framework, this analysis demonstrates a case of art museum activism. Additionally, I address the implications of transgression in the art museum's normative modus operandi. Although this case study is specific to a local context, I argue that monuments can serve as a site for public vulnerability, a place where museums step beyond their walls and outside their echo chambers to incite positive social justice‐oriented changes in communities. |
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