Experiment and “Art Art”. From Uncertainty to Imitation
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2020-12-01
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Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe
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The article discusses three various stages of artistic experiment. Both a source concept of experiment in artistic practice, developed by Émile Zola in the 19th century under the banner of 'experimental novel', and the neo-avant-garde distinction into Art art and experimental art made by Allan Kaprow in the 1960s established a close connection of experiment with uncertainty and risk. In this context, the article interrogates the extent to which contemporary artists' practices, including those frequently defined as experimental, can be subsumed under the historical meaning of experiment and questions if they might have become another style of art. The problem is analysed in reference to Artur Żmijewski's film, Powtórzenie [Repetition].
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Białkowski, Ł. (2020). Experiment and “Art Art”. From Uncertainty to Imitation. Art Inquiry 22, 143-155. https://doi.org/10.26485/AI/2020/22/8