Artificial Hells - Claire Bishop - Book Review

In this ArtTheoriez video I review Claire Bishop's 2012 book Artificial Hells and discuss some of the problems which arise out of Participatory Art.

[@paulsrietums9019]

Thanks for the video! I'm writing an essay for a contemporary art history class and this was such a time saver :')

[@ArtTheoriez]

Cheers Pauls, yes this book takes a long time to read! This was probably one of the hardest scripts to write. Good luck with your essay!

[@Mriom100]

Love your dismantling process!

[@Jugdein2009]

Really great breakdown, need to give this a read for sure! Interesting about the criticism about poor documentation, which i get but maybe also a strength on relational art, which could avoid the programme of the image. I suppose blurry participation art happening is now a recognisable genre in itself.

[@ArtTheoriez]

Thanks for your feedback! Yes I can see how searching for perfect images to represent artworks would also be a weakness. I would 100% recommend reading it, its a complex one for sure.

[@jorisverbrugghe375]

great video!

[@ArtTheoriez]

Thank you 🙏