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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_18206
dc.contributor.author	Tolfo Davide
dc.title	Exploring the Role of Non-Human Animals in Contemporary Art: As Objects, Matter, and Collaborators
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	From the 1970s onwards, the presence of non-human animals within contemporary art has gradually become stronger. Animals have been involved in creating art installations, considered part of the artwork, or displayed as inanimate objects. This essay aims to describe three ways in which the individual lives and trajectories of non-human animals intersect with the world of contemporary art: as collaborators, objects, or as matter. Furthermore, the case studies pre- sented demonstrate the need for a temporary methodological tripartition based on animals' different positions in the various artworks. Ultimately, this essay sheds light on a largely unexplored IN history, revealing the complex relationship between non-human animals and contemporary art.
dc.relation.ispartof	The Future Contemporary
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.issued	2023-12-14
dc.dateAccepted	2023-09-06
dc.dateSubmitted	2023-07-11
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-756-2/exploring-the-role-of-non-human-animals-in-contemp/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-756-2/002
dc.identifier.issn	2785-1613
dc.identifier.eissn	2785-0986
dc.identifier.isbn
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-756-2
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
item.fulltext	with fulltext
item.grantfulltext	open
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Contemporary art
dc.subject	Ecology
dc.subject	Ecomaterialism
dc.subject	Multispecies studies
dc.subject	Non-human animals

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Exploring the Role of Non-Human Animals in Contemporary Art: As Objects, Matter, and Collaborators

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From the 1970s onwards, the presence of non-human animals within contemporary art has gradually become stronger. Animals have been involved in creating art installations, considered part of the artwork, or displayed as inanimate objects. This essay aims to describe three ways in which the individual lives and trajectories of non-human animals intersect with the world of contemporary art: as collaborators, objects, or as matter. Furthermore, the case studies pre- sented demonstrate the need for a temporary methodological tripartition based on animals' different positions in the various artworks. Ultimately, this essay sheds light on a largely unexplored IN history, revealing the complex relationship between non-human animals and contemporary art.

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Dec. 14, 2023

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Sept. 6, 2023

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July 11, 2023

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978-88-6969-756-2

Keywords: Ecomaterialism • Contemporary art • Ecology • Multispecies studies • Non-human animals

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