原住民藝術研究的當代藝術史學可能性

Abstract

本論文旨在以藝術史範疇中的「原住民藝術研究」為對象，分析其中所呈現之當代藝術史方法可能性。本研究是來自對五位當代學者，進行之案例討論所形構。這些論者都來自英文世界，其討論對象橫跨加拿大、美國、澳洲等地的原住民藝術作品。特殊的是，這些研究除了再一次地標記出原住民藝術所處的跨學科知識系統的交匯與碰撞，更觸碰了全球化論題、在地聲音、人類移動與世界網絡這些今時代議題，展呈著多元繁雜豐厚的討論面貌，形成了有別於以往的藝術史討論方式。問題正在於：「原住民藝術」自上個世紀末後殖民激烈批評以來，在藝術史學術中的難題已是千頭萬緒，而今日的藝術史研究，如何從「藝術終結」之後的一片戰爭殘骸中，處理這個詞彙、以及其所涉及之相關概念與歷史問題？他們所採行之討論方式，究竟如何另闢蹊徑？是來自上個世紀批判理論的直接繼承？或者為了回應今時代命題、提出各種新興的實驗呢？此外，當這股形貌變化多端的研究持續擴張時，他們是否有可能被描述？又能被如何描述？經本研究發現，這一股研究發展，正逐步勾勒出當代藝術史「將來」的新面孔，「轉變」正在持續發生中，它以相當獨特的姿態，對時間與空間的向度進行重新劃定，它也回應著當今藝術史研究，所反復定位自身的問題，而以此為憑藉，這也正是本論文在研究過程中嘗試對方法問題施行的探測實驗。This essay aims to take"Aboriginal Art study" in the field of art history as the object and analyze the possibilities of contemporary art history methodologies presented therein. This study is shaped by case discussions with five contemporary scholars. These commentators are all from the English-speaking world, and their discussions span Aboriginal art works in Canada, the United States, Australia and other places. What is special is that these studies not only once again mark the intersection and collision of interdisciplinary knowledge systems in which Aboriginal art exists, but also touch on contemporary issues such as globalization, local voices, human mobility and world networks, showing It presents a diverse, complex and rich discussion, forming a different way of discussing art history from the past.The problem is: Since the intense post-colonial criticism of" Aboriginal Art" at the end of the last century, there have been countless problems in art history scholarship. How can the study of history of art today start from the war after "the end of art"? In the wreckage, how to deal with this vocabulary and the related concepts and historical issues it involves? How do they find a new way to discuss things in a different way? Is it a direct inheritance from critical theory of the last century? Or in order to respond to the propositions of today's times and propose various emerging experiments? Furthermore, will they be possible to be described as this diverse body of research continues to expand? How can it be described?This dissertation found that this research development is gradually outlining the new face of the"future" of contemporary art history. "Transformation" is continuing to occur. It redefines the dimensions of time and space in a very unique manner. It also responds to the problems of repeatedly positioning itself in current art history research, and based on this, this is also the exploratory experiment that this paper attempts to conduct on methodological issues in the research process.