The Future of Artistic Institutions Attitudes Towards a Communal Shift ; Ruangrupa Case Study Student: Melodie Ratelle Student number: 2594080 Email:
[email protected] Date: 03-07-2020 Type of paper: Master thesis Programme: MA Art and Culture ECTS: 20 ECTS Supervisor: Prof. dr. A. Crucq Specialization: Contemporary Art in a Global Perspective Declaration: I hereby certify that this work has been written by me, and that is it not the product of plagiarism or any other form of academic misconduct. Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................1 I. The History of Artist Collectives and Alternative Art Spaces ............................................1 II. Hypothesis........................................................................................................................3 III. Theoretical framework ..................................................................................................3 IV. Expected outcome .........................................................................................................6 1. Twentieth Century Institutional Critique: Working Together for a Louder Voice .................8 1.1. Contextual Indonesian Art .............................................................................................8 1.2. Socially Engaged Art and Contextual Art .................................................................... 12 2. Redefining the Art “Space” ...............................................................................................