‘‘Politics of Difference’ in Contemporary ArtPolitics of Difference’ in Contemporary Art

Misako Okuyama

Prof. Rachel MasonCentre for Art Education and International Research (CAEIR)

Roehampton University, UK

Background/Context Background/Context

PhD in progress Culturally Diverse

Women Artists in London

Art Pedagogy in Informal Education Settings

Theoretical FrameworkTheoretical Framework

Cultural IdentityVisual PoliticsContemporary ArtRepresentationInformal Art Education

Cultural IdentityCultural Identity

Cultural identity is the (feeling of) identity of a group of culture, or of an individual as far as she/he is influenced by her/his belonging to a group or culture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cultural identity)

Visual politicsVisual politics

visual politics means the way in which race, gender and ethnicity shape art practice; that is who makes art, how it sells, and who values it, who writes about it (Hooks, 1995, p.XIII).

Hook, B. (1995). Art on my mind: visual politics. New York: The New Press.