Comparativism beyond the west: new theories and methods for an inclusive art history

• Grant number: 17/23454-8
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - International
• Start date: May 17, 2018
• End date: August 22, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Arts - Plastic Arts
• Principal Investigator: Claudia Valladão de Mattos Avolese
• Grantee: Claudia Valladão de Mattos Avolese
• Visiting researcher: Christopher Heuer
• Visiting researcher institution: Clark Art Institute, United States
• Host Institution: Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas (IFCH). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This research proposal refers to a collaboration between UNICAMP, the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, and The Clark Art Institute in the United States. The main objective is to study alterity in the contemporary Atlantic through a central instrument of art historical investigation: comparison. Focussing on the study of the Pinacoteca permanent art collection, the project will invest on developing new models for writing, teaching and transmitting art history, promoting the expansion of the field regarding both its form and content. (AU)