Studio foute kunst
Studio foute kunst

Contested Art

Can a DJ still play Michael Jackson despite paedophilia allegations? Should Tintin in the Congo contain a trigger warning because of its racist or stereotypical depiction of Africans? To what extent do we let the aesthetic value of iconic monuments in Germany be determined by the fascist or communist period in which they were built? Do you look differently at Picasso's paintings of women when you know how problematic his dealings with women were? 

    General

    Artists may hold wrong ideas by today's standards, but does that make their artworks wrong? And is it wrong to enjoy those works of art? And if so, can't we learn something from it anyway? What does right and wrong actually mean? And how disruptive or abrasive may or can cultural expressions be in today's society?

    These questions are at the heart of the studio ‘Contested Art’ in which we focus on five different domains: music, philosophy, comics, photography and architecture. In the first part of the studio, we explore these areas with the help of an expert, then in the second part you delve deeper into a case study of your own choice.

    The programme will be announced later. 

    Starting date

    To be announced
    Costs
    Free
    Main Language
    English

    Factsheet

    Type of education
    Seminar

    Contact information

    For more information about this studio, please contact the programme director:

    Heleen Loof
    heleen.loof [at] ru.nl (heleen[dot]loof[at]ru[dot]nl)