Useful Shelf Numbers
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027 Information Society
150 Psychology
302 Media
302 Fashion
709.04 Theory & History
770 Photography
802.02 Reference and Citation
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
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 arkhē, 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.
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