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Claire Bishop on the superabundance of research-based art

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  • Apr, 2023
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Claire Bishop
@ClaireBishop
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www.artforum.com
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POSTCARDS, FAXES, AND EMAIL PRINTOUTS lie wanly in a vitrine. A plywood shelving unit holds rows of informational leaflets. One gallery wall is plastered with graphs and charts. Ano... Show More

POSTCARDS, FAXES, AND EMAIL PRINTOUTS lie wanly in a vitrine. A plywood shelving unit holds rows of informational leaflets. One gallery wall is plastered with graphs and charts. Another is covered in hundreds of seemingly identical photographs. On a bank of video monitors, talking heads are explaining something. In a darkened corner, a slide projector clunks slowly through a carousel of images. Nearby, a 16-mm film whirs alongside a soporific voice-over. An illuminated table is covered in papers and newspaper clippings marked up with Post-its. Every object on display is accompanied by a lengthy

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Tina Rivers Ryan @TinaRiversRyan · Apr 3, 2023
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Very good essay indeed! This passage in particular is a great articulation of something I think many of “us” (read: museum curators?) feel
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