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Archives & Artists: Introduction

Useful self Numbers

Useful Shelf Numbers

Below is a list of useful shelf numbers for books, pamphlets and catalogues in the library that will be useful for your assignments. The catalogue online is available for searching and reserving items.

 

027          Information Society

150          Psychology

302          Media

302          Fashion

709.04     Theory & History

770          Photography

802.02      Reference and Citation

Artsts to search

Relevant artists: Duncan Campbell, Jessie Jones, Wolfgang Tillmans, Dieter Roth, Sarah Pierce, Ilya Kabakov, John Duncan, Christian Boltanski, Thomas Ruff, Zoe Leonard, Tacita Dean, Stan Douglas, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Zoe Leonard, Ilán Lieberman, Thomas Ruff, Anri Sala, Fazal Sheikh, Eyal Sivan, Lorna Simpson and Vivan Sundaram, Gerard Richter, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Walid Raad, and Boris Mikhailov 

Archives and Artists

 

Introduction: Archives and Artists

Traditionally, the archive is defined as a place where records are kept for the interests of public history. The archive is often a site of contentious debate and discussion around what objects, and who, tell the narratives of the public. With the etymology of the word archive tracing back to the Greek arkhÄ“, meaning government. It is at this site of power relations that many artists have explored the potential for the archive as both a source and a medium in its own right. In this subject we will showcase library items that can get you started on the subject of Archives and Art.

Emily Jacir ex libris (2010-12)

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