Conference
Contemporary art in times of confinement

Participation of Sylvia GIREL

CONFERENCE - Free admission

Sylvia Girel, Sociologist, University Professor - Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, LAMES

On 14 March 2020, all exhibition venues will be required by decree to close their doors. Contemporary art will be no exception. Once the shockwaves have passed, artists, professionals and audiences will have to reinvent their practices to get through this confined period. The contemporary art world, like most other sectors in France, will be in «containment» mode for several months from March 2020. How are professionals reorganising to continue showing works, promoting artists and their exhibitions? How are audiences reorienting their practices? What role does the internet play in this unexpected and unprecedented situation? These sociological surveys examine the impact of confinement on the public and their practices of contemporary art.