Ineligible: A Disruption of Artefacts and Artistic Practice - Conference volume (2020) (original) (raw)

This volume of essays derives from the conference held in March 2020 at the International Museum of Contemporary in Portugal in association with the exhibition, "Creative (un)makings: Disruptions in Art/Archaeology". Archaeology normally sees artifacts as art objects for us to examine and interpret. Conference participants asked if there is any fresh territory available to work in beyond the well-worn paths taken either by contemporary artists who play with archaeological materials to make their museum and gallery installations, or by archaeologists who look to modern artists for new ways to explain behavior and patterns in the past. This book suggests that one way forward is to explore the potentials of an art/archaeology. The proposal is that we should move beyond traditional efforts to explain or interpret the past, and that we do this in a creative way that has impact on contemporary societies.