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The Ethnographic Move in Contemporary Art: What Does it Mean for Art Education?

The recent shift in contemporary art of artists using ethnography as an integral component in their artistic practice opens a range of issues regarding the relationship between experience in the field, interpretation, and artistic representation. Through a focused investigation of site-specific art, I discuss the problems with “pseudo-ethnography” and the possibilities of alternative models of artist as ethnographers. I read the artworks of three women artists who I argue provide another model of artist as ethnographer, one that represents experience as relationally constituted and a resource for critical reflection. Contemplating the relationship between art and ethnography, I explore its implications for art education.