The Art of Participation exhibition in San Francisco

[Michel Bauwens]

Via Kevin Flanagan:

There is exhibition at the San Francisco Museum Of Modern Art called
'The Art of Participation' which looks at the history of participatory
practice in contemporary art. For a good 50 years now artists have
challenged the 'institution' of art, blurring the boundries between
art and life, artwork and audience. In a way as these artistic
practices which at one time (60's&70's) where 'radical' and
'antagonistic' have become historicised there is the sense that they
become part of the institution of contemporary art and in some
respects this is true. But what is enduring about such work is that it
continues to challenge the commodification of art and the institution
of galleries and museums and often by opening these serious places to
some light hearted play and imagination.

Im not in San Fran but if anyone out there gets a chance to see the
show lets us know about your experience.

There is an interview with the curator Rudolf Frieling on the SFMOMA website

links to part 1 and 2 of the interview

http://blog.sfmoma.org/2008/11/05/interview-rudolf-frieling-on-the-art-of-participation/
http://blog.sfmoma.org/2008/11/06/interview-rudolf-frieling-on-the-art-of-participation-part-ii/