SITAC History

Today there is a tendency to historicize the diversity of art production modes by inserting them into the greater tradition of Western Art History. Be it the history of the Avant-garde or other cases such as Post-Modernity, multiculturalism and globalization, or even the diversity of cultures pertaining to artists working outside the mainstream circuits. In spite of the many mistakes, which are often made in the name of discipline, this need for a continuous narrative would seem to be the result of institutional involvement in art practice. In the words of Hans Belting: "Each new art narrative or art history needs to legitimate its own framework. It is only legible within the framework it produces for itself". What is History today? What kind of narratives can be constructed as of Contemporary Art practices, dislocated spaces and "exhibitions"? Which are the documents belonging to this politically militant production? What about the other art histories being produced by the peripheries, from the perspective of minorities and mixed cultures?