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Date of Award
Spring 2008
Document Type
Restricted Thesis: Campus only access
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Art History
First Advisor
Dr. Olenka Pevny
Abstract
The contemporary artist, Alfredo Jaar (b. Santiago, Chile, 1956), is interested in exploring the complex dynamic between the so-called “First” and “Third” Worlds. Traditionally, the “First World” designates wealthier and industrialized nations which colonize or impose their authority on the less industrialized “Third World Other.” Jaar’s works expose and set out to dismantle this traditional western binary opposition as well as challenge constructed notions of the “other.” He creates art works for both the museum and public realms that force the privileged viewer to visually confront issues they would rather ignore, such as geopolitical crises and genocide.
Recommended Citation
Donato, Elizabeth Rose, "Ethics and Aesthetics: Addressing Issues of Viewership in the Work of Alfredo Jaar" (2008). Honors Theses. 140.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/honors-theses/140