1st Edition

Play and Participation in Contemporary Arts Practices

By Timothy Stott Copyright 2015
170 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

170 Pages
by Routledge

170 Pages
by Routledge

This book engages debates in current art criticism concerning the turn toward participatory works of art. In particular, it analyzes ludic participation, in which play and games are used organizationally so that participants actively engage with or complete the work of art through their play. Here Stott explores the complex and systematic organization of works of ludic participation, showing how... Read more

Introduction  1. Precursors to Ludic Participation  2. What Form Does Ludic Participation Take?  3. Ludic Participation as World Art  4. Play Events and Recursive Forms  5. Playgrounds I: Topologies of Form  6. Playgrounds II: Governance and Arts of Contingency  Conclusion

Biography

Tim Stott is Lecturer in Art History and Art Theory in the School of Creative Arts at Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland and Associate Fellow at the Graduate School of Creative Arts and Media, Dublin, Ireland.