Détournement  

From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia

(Difference between revisions)
Jump to: navigation, search
Revision as of 20:09, 2 June 2007
WikiSysop (Talk | contribs)

← Previous diff
Revision as of 20:09, 2 June 2007
WikiSysop (Talk | contribs)

Next diff →
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Template}} {{Template}}
 +In '''detournement''', an artist reuses elements of well-known media to create a new work with a different message, often one opposed to the original. The term "detournement", borrowed from the French, originated with the [[Situationist International]]; a similar term more familiar to English speakers would be "turnabout", although this term is not used in academia and the arts world.
 +
 +Detournement is similar to [[satire|satirical]] [[parody]], but employs more direct reuse or faithful mimicry of the original works rather than constructing a new work which merely alludes strongly to the original. It may be contrasted with [[recuperation (sociology)|recuperation]], in which originally subversive works and ideas are themselves [[cultural appropriation|appropriated]] by mainstream media.
 +
 +Detournement's use by [[Barbara Kruger]] familiarised many with the technique, and it was extensively and effectively used as part of the early [[AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power|HIV/AIDS activism]] of the late [[1980s]] and early 1990s. Examples of contemporary detournement include [[Adbusters]]' "[[subvertising|subvertisements]]" and other instances of [[culture jamming]], as well as poems composed collaboratively by [[Marlene Mountain]], [[Paul Conneally]], and others, in which quotations from such famous sources as the [[Ten Commandments]] and quotations by [[United States]] President [[George W. Bush]] are combined with haiku-like phrases to produce a larger work intended to subvert the original source.
 +
 +The [[Neue Slowenische Kunst]] has a long history of aggressive detournement of extreme political ideologies, as do several [[industrial music|industrial music groups]], such as [[Die Krupps]], [[Nitzer Ebb]], [[KMFDM]], and [[Front 242]].
{{GFDL}} {{GFDL}}

Revision as of 20:09, 2 June 2007

Related e

Wikipedia
Wiktionary
Shop


Featured:

In detournement, an artist reuses elements of well-known media to create a new work with a different message, often one opposed to the original. The term "detournement", borrowed from the French, originated with the Situationist International; a similar term more familiar to English speakers would be "turnabout", although this term is not used in academia and the arts world.

Detournement is similar to satirical parody, but employs more direct reuse or faithful mimicry of the original works rather than constructing a new work which merely alludes strongly to the original. It may be contrasted with recuperation, in which originally subversive works and ideas are themselves appropriated by mainstream media.

Detournement's use by Barbara Kruger familiarised many with the technique, and it was extensively and effectively used as part of the early HIV/AIDS activism of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Examples of contemporary detournement include Adbusters' "subvertisements" and other instances of culture jamming, as well as poems composed collaboratively by Marlene Mountain, Paul Conneally, and others, in which quotations from such famous sources as the Ten Commandments and quotations by United States President George W. Bush are combined with haiku-like phrases to produce a larger work intended to subvert the original source.

The Neue Slowenische Kunst has a long history of aggressive detournement of extreme political ideologies, as do several industrial music groups, such as Die Krupps, Nitzer Ebb, KMFDM, and Front 242.



Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "Détournement" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice.

Personal tools