ORANGE ALTERNATIVE AT THE CONVERGENCE OF PLAY,
PERFORMANCE AND AGENCY
ORANGE ALTERNATIVE AT THE CONVERGENCE OF PLAY,
PERFORMANCE AND AGENCY
Author(s): Elçin MarasliSubject(s): History of Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Special Branches of Philosophy
Published by: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk i Fundacja Filozofia na Rzecz Dialogu
Keywords: Orange Alternative; play; agency; performativity; performance art; the public sphere; social activism; values and ideals in art
Summary/Abstract: By observing the mediating role of Pomarańczowa Alternatywa (Orange Alternative),the Polish artistic-activist formation of the 80s and 90s, this paper aims to determinethe properties, values and ideals that make a piece of art a public act that canengage people from different social groups in play, and can allow them to reveal theirself-determining agency in light of social change. Within the system of varying degreesof social permission, art should allow for the transition from the realm of the “unofficial”to the realm of the “forbidden,” and should facilitate a transformation from therealm of thought to the realm of action. Art introduces an element of play into thesphere of collective behavior, and is a bridge over dichotomous social and political forces.
Journal: Dialogue and Universalism
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 115-124
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
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