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The Invention of ›Outsider Art‹
Experiencing Practices of Othering in Contemporary Art Worlds in the UK
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This work will appeal to readers interested in arts and culture, contemporary art theory, social inequality in the arts, and those keen on re-examining the boundaries and inclusivity of art history.
Focussing on the marginalised perspective of individuals labelled »outsiders«, this study explores the implications of Othering practices and stigmatisation in contemporary art worlds and art history.
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What does it mean to be called an Outsider? Marion Scherr investigates structural inequalities and the myth of the Other in Western art history, examining the role of Outsider Art in contemporary art worlds in the UK.
By shifting the focus from art world professionals to those labelled Outsider Artists, she counteracts one-sided representations of them being otherworldly, raw, and uninfluenced. Instead, the artists are introduced as multi-faceted individuals in constant exchange with their social environment, employing diverse strategies in dealing with their exclusion.
The book reframes their voices and artworks as complex, serious, and meaningful cultural contributions, and challenges their attested Otherness in favour of a more inclusive, all-encompassing understanding of art.
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Discussed in detail by Sandro Ricaldone on Slow Forward (13 December 2022), the book has stimulated thoughtful discourse about the roles and perceptions of Outsider Art within mainstream art worlds.
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ISBN: 9783837662504
Publisher: Transcript Verlag
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 26 September 2022
Country: Germany
Imprint: Transcript Verlag
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 2.0mm
Width: 15.0mm
Height: 23.0mm
Weight: 312g
Pages: 304
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About the Author
Marion Scherr, born in 1988, is an artist, art therapist and cultural anthropologist based in Berlin. She obtained her doctorate from Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg after spending several years working in charities and open ateliers for artists with disabilities and mental illnesses in the UK. Her research focuses on the discursive construction of a/normality, Othering processes and stigmatisation of artists experiencing marginalisation.
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