Making Things Public, Latour
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Philosopher in the museum
Zofia Płoska8th December 2011
Topic
• Theoretical framework: new museology and the concept of critical museum
• Case: Exhibition Making Things Public. Atmospheres of Democracy, ZKM Karlsruhe, 2005 curators: Bruno Latour & Peter Weibel
Research Questions
• Was Latour’s exhibition a materialization of critical museum concept?
• Can Actor-network theory propose solutions to the problems faced by critical museology?
New Museology
• roots in late 1960’s artistic institutional critiques
• close relation with New Art History movement• name - “The New Museology”, Peter Vergo,
1989
Main ideas
• denaturalisation of an institution (museums as ideological constructions)
• problematisation of artistic value
• analysis of a social, political and cultural context of museum practice
Concept of critical museum
• aim - to show problems and ask questions;to expose complexities and contradictions of objects
• empowerment of a visitor (active participation)
• transparency of decision making process (self-reflective position)
• embedded in and owned by community
• representation of different groups
Philosophical issues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5s264AjaXI
• From “objects” to “things”
• Problem of representation (political, scientific, artistic)
• Question of democratic assemblies
Exhibition Space
Phantom Public, Michel Jaffrenou, Thierry Coduys, 2005
Is it a critical show?