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Rüegger, Andreas Michael (2018)

A decentralised approach to artist initiatives – Alternative Modes in the Guatemalan Contemporary Art Scene

Master thesis | Arts and Culture (MA)

This thesis argues how to create a decentralised approach to artist initiatives, using a non-'western' centric framework, which dominates the art world by creating centres and peripheries. Using Guatemala as an example, it shows that it is possible to create a discourse that considers the socio-economic condition of the nation-state, its cultural background and the necessities of the population, to develop an art scene based on artist initiatives that are not depending on the major ' western' institutions in the art world. This leads to admit a higher relevance to artist initiatives and their impact on the development of art and cultures not just in their respective community, but also on a broader scale, as participants in the cultural development and the education of a country.

Guatemala

Artist Initiatives

decentralising

multicultural education

Author

Rüegger, Andreas Michael

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Arts and Culture: Art of the contemporary world and world art studies

Supervisors

Zijlmans, C.J.M

ECTS Credits

20

Language

en