Contemporary Art In Italian Universities: A History Of Art And Society

European universities traditionally hadtwo main tasks: teaching and research. Recently, another task (the so called ‘third mission’) is being considered to reflect the involvement of university with society. This paper analyzes how contemporary art can contribute to this third mission by means of mu...

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Main Author: Gaia Salvatori
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Language:English
Published: eum edizioni università di macerata 2018-12-01
Series:Il Capitale Culturale: Studies on the Value of Cultural Heritage
Online Access:http://riviste.unimc.it/index.php/cap-cult/article/view/1893
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spelling doaj-0cb41866773d40848553386430f9ff582020-11-24T20:53:34Zengeum edizioni università di macerataIl Capitale Culturale: Studies on the Value of Cultural Heritage2039-23622018-12-0101823125010.13138/2039-2362/18931417Contemporary Art In Italian Universities: A History Of Art And SocietyGaia SalvatoriEuropean universities traditionally hadtwo main tasks: teaching and research. Recently, another task (the so called ‘third mission’) is being considered to reflect the involvement of university with society. This paper analyzes how contemporary art can contribute to this third mission by means of museological projects and art historical research and practices. Here the particular case of Italian universities is considered with their collections of contemporary art and their participation in public art experiences. By considering the initiatives that have been developed in Italy in the past decades, the present attempts to employ contemporary art for the 'Third Mission' can be better ascertained.   I compiti principali delle università europee tradizionalmente si sono concentrati su insegnamento e ricerca. Recentemente un altro se ne è aggiunto (la cosiddetta ‘terza missione) in relazione all’impegno dell’università per la società d’appartenenza. Il testo analizza il ruolo che l’arte contemporanea può avere in tal senso attraverso progetti di natura museologica, ricerca storico-artistica e iniziative concrete considerando, in particolare, le collezioni d’arte contemporanea nelle università italiane e la partecipazione di queste ultime a pratiche di arte pubblica. In particolare, far luce sulle iniziative sviluppatesi in Italia negli ultimi decenni e quelle più recenti può essere utile per sottoporre a verifica le potenzialità e gli sviluppi del rapporto fra arte contemporanea e ‘terza missione’ universitaria.http://riviste.unimc.it/index.php/cap-cult/article/view/1893
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description European universities traditionally hadtwo main tasks: teaching and research. Recently, another task (the so called ‘third mission’) is being considered to reflect the involvement of university with society. This paper analyzes how contemporary art can contribute to this third mission by means of museological projects and art historical research and practices. Here the particular case of Italian universities is considered with their collections of contemporary art and their participation in public art experiences. By considering the initiatives that have been developed in Italy in the past decades, the present attempts to employ contemporary art for the 'Third Mission' can be better ascertained.   I compiti principali delle università europee tradizionalmente si sono concentrati su insegnamento e ricerca. Recentemente un altro se ne è aggiunto (la cosiddetta ‘terza missione) in relazione all’impegno dell’università per la società d’appartenenza. Il testo analizza il ruolo che l’arte contemporanea può avere in tal senso attraverso progetti di natura museologica, ricerca storico-artistica e iniziative concrete considerando, in particolare, le collezioni d’arte contemporanea nelle università italiane e la partecipazione di queste ultime a pratiche di arte pubblica. In particolare, far luce sulle iniziative sviluppatesi in Italia negli ultimi decenni e quelle più recenti può essere utile per sottoporre a verifica le potenzialità e gli sviluppi del rapporto fra arte contemporanea e ‘terza missione’ universitaria.
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