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Art as Peace Education at Dark Museums and Sites in the United Kingdom, Europe, and Southeast Asia

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Authors

Williams, Christopher; Bui, Huong T.; Yoshida, Kaori; Lee, Hae-eun

Issue Date
2018-05
Publisher
The Institute for Peace and Unification Studies, Seoul National University
Citation
Asian Journal of Peacebuilding, Vol.6 No.1, pp. 157-198
Keywords
peace educationmuseum educationdark museumsmemorialswar artcuration
Abstract
Art increasingly appears at dark museums and related formal sites to balance the traditional exhibits of war. This article explores how art might contribute a peace education perceptive in differing countries and a globalizing context. Case studies from the United Kingdom, Europe (West and East), and Southeast Asia (Cambodia and Vietnam) are analyzed. The former deploys new technologies and supports wellknown artists who appeal to art markets. Asian curation relies more on creativity, including childrens and victims art. Both deploy artistic devices to symbolize the scale of atrocities and create aesthetic depth—juxtaposition, prominence, perspective, repetition, patterning, and soundscapes. The analysis provides tools and checklists to assist curation and inform artists, and concludes that critical educational processes are as important as the art.
ISSN
2288-2693 (print)
2288-2707 (online)
Language
English
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/10371/142685
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18588/201805.00a050
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