Polyphony: Voice, Method, Archive

Azadeh Sarjoughian, Khadija von Zinnenburg Carroll, Stacey Kennedy

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    This special issue explores the concept of polyphony in writing art history, using it as a methodological lens to examine diverse voices, along with their intricate interactions and contradictions, archival practices, and the collective creation of knowledge. Ranging from dialogic and experimental approaches to academic styles in writing, the authors embrace a spectrum of narratives in their writing to challenge canonical art history. Exploration of themes such as otherness, cross-cultural encounters, and relational aesthetics are also central, enriching the discourse with varied perspectives. Relational approaches to art history writing exemplify efforts in some of the articles to transcend conventional academic boundaries, offering writing nearby artistic practices and merging written with oral narratives. The issue also examines the role of archives, reflecting on racial and gender-based power dynamics and the concepts of living archive and archival rewriting. Several articles explore the implications of this approach, highlighting the need for a multi-dimensional narrative that acknowledges the complexities of the interactions between local and global discourses, transnational, transcultural, and diasporic identities. In summary, this special issue invites the reader to reconsider the traditional frameworks of art history and to embrace a more inclusive, resonant, and interconnected understanding of the field.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1-20
    Number of pages20
    JournalThird Text
    Volume38
    Issue number1-2
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 13 May 2024

    Keywords

    • archival rewriting
    • artists-as-authors
    • Azadeh Sarjoughian
    • collective
    • decolonising art history
    • interconnectedness
    • Khadija von Zinnenburg Carroll
    • living archive
    • polyphonic art history
    • polyphonic method
    • polyphony of voices
    • Relation
    • resonance
    • Stacey Kennedy
    • the archive
    • transcultural
    • transnational

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