FOREWORD
by Sally O’Reilly
INTRODUCTION
Art and Journalism: A Perspective Shift of Meaning
by Andrei Siclodi
Chapter 1: ONE THING Among Many
Chapter 2: WHAT is Aesthetic Journalism?
Why aesthetic?
Why journalism?
The crisis of traditional journalism
Art’s chance
Chapter 3: WHERE is Aesthetic Journalism?
Art’s context
Documentary
Internet
Advertising
Chapter 4: WHEN did Aesthetic Journalism Develop?
A few scenarios of the past…
…and some closer to the present
Art as self-documentation
Art as social criticism
Dan Graham
Martha Rosler
Hans Haacke
Art as reporting
Grupo de artistas de vanguardia
Chapter 5: HOW shall we Read Aesthetic Journalism?
Reading reality
Constructing reality
Subjectivity at play
Chapter 6: WHO produces Aesthetic Journalism Today? From Which Position?
Artist and projects
Multiplicity: Border Device(s)/ The Road Map (2003)
Lukas Einsele: One Step Beyond – The Mine Revisited (2001-2004)
Laura Horelli: Helsinki Shipyard/Port San Juan (2002-2003)
Renzo Martens: Episode 1 (2001-2003)
Alfredo Jaar: The Rwanda Project (1994-2000)
Reneé Green: Partially Buried in Three Parts (1996-1999)
The Atlas Group/Walid Raad: Hostage: The Bachar Tapes (1999-2001)
Bruno Serralongue: Risk Assessment Strategy (2002)
Chapter 7: WHY is Aesthetic Journalism Relevant, Now and in Perspective?
Different strategies
Witnessing: making time
Interactivity: removing the visible, adding the meaningful
Hijacking: on art and journalism
Disclosing: playing with mechanisms
Horizon(ing)
Chapter 8: REFERENCES and Niceties
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
AFTERWORD
Bared Life
by Irit Rogoff