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Bourriaud’s Relational Aesthetics has been interpreted, criticized, and expanded by various scholars from diverse perspectives, leading to a range of significant research developments. Claire Bishop, for instance, critiqued Bourriaud through the concept of antagonistic relational aesthetics, arguing that Bourriaud overly idealizes and harmonizes human relations, thereby neglecting conflict and tension within society. Bishop emphasized that…

In 1996, Bourriaud curated the group exhibition Traffic, featuring artists such as Philippe Parreno, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Carsten Höller, and Pierre Huyghe, who were engaged in relational-oriented practices. Relational Aesthetics consists of critical texts related to the artists featured in this exhibition, published by Bourriaud in art magazines. In Relational Aesthetics, he mentions that the core…

After completing my research on minimalism, I fell into deep contemplation. Research on minimalism has already been extensively conducted by many scholars, and I felt that both what I could say and what I wanted to say were neither precise nor compelling. While discussing this dilemma with a friend, he mentioned Nicolas Bourriaud, who served…

There appear to be three main reasons why the term minimalist music is defined in conflicting ways. First, it stems from the fundamental issue that no term or concept can perfectly define a particular object. In this sense, defining minimalist music touches upon the inherent limitations of language itself. Even the earlier-mentioned conditions of early…

Early minimalist music underwent many changes shortly after its emergence, and many musicologists have observed these shifts. Musicologist Heisinger points out that minimalist music became an influential style in concert halls and opera houses around the world and can no longer be described as a reaction against abstract and complex music. Bernard argues that minimalist…

Minimalist music is commonly defined as a compositional style that deliberately simplifies rhythm, melody, and harmony. However, many pieces labeled as minimalist are not necessarily minimal in nature, and the music grouped under this term often varies greatly in form—so much so that even the works of those regarded as the original minimalists are not…