Encounters Beyond the Gallery

Encounters Beyond the Gallery challenges the terms of their exclusion looking to relational art Deleuze-Guattarean aesthetics and notions of perception as well as anthropological theory for ways to create connections between seemingly disparate worlds. Embracing a unique and experimental format the book imagines encounters between the art works and art worlds of Rirkrit Tiravanija Tamil women the Shipibo-Conibo of Eastern Peru and a fictional female contemporary artist named Rikki T in order to rethink normative aesthetic and cultural categories. Its method reflects the message of the book and embraces a plurality of voices and perspectives to steer critical attention towards the complexity of artistic life beyond the gallery.