Arrested Welcome: Hospitality in Contemporary Art
Irina Aristarkhova, "Arrested Welcome: Hospitality in Contemporary Art"
English | ISBN: 1517908973 | 2020 | 248 pages | PDF | 6 MB
English | ISBN: 1517908973 | 2020 | 248 pages | PDF | 6 MB
Interpreting the meaning of hospitality in an unwelcoming political moment
Amid xenophobic challenges to America’s core value of welcoming the tired and the poor, Irina Aristarkhova calls for new forms of hospitality in her engagement with the works of eight international artists. In this first monograph on hospitality in contemporary art, Aristarkhova employs a feminist perspective to critically explore the artworks of Ana Prvacki, Faith Wilding, Lee Mingwei, Kathy High, Mithu Sen, Pippa Bacca, Silvia Moro, and Ken Aptekar and asks who, how, and what determines who is worthy of our welcome.
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