The importance of a differentiated representation of information for Contemporary Art: Use of fruition as a classification attribute

Carlos Xavier de AZEVEDO NETTO,Thais CATOIRA

doi:10.1590/2318-08892016000300002

Carlos Xavier de AZEVEDO NETTO, Thais CATOIRA

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https://doi.org/10.1590/2318-08892016000300002

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Abstract

Abstract The purpose of this study is to discuss information and art analyzing, through the representation of information, the role of Information Science. It is a discussion about the representation of information of Contemporary Art through the collaborative work among professionals. Information Science can contribute to the treatment and organization of information since it addresses the representation of information in different contexts and materials, reducing the complexity of these objects based on the possibility of abstraction and fruition. It includes a critical reflection based on artists' books that are part of the Paraiba's Center for Contemporary Art Collection. It was found that there is a tendency to homogenize the treatment of information of artworks through descriptive representation.

Highlights

Information Science, traditionally associated with actions that include the use of interdisciplinary approaches, involves different disciplines based on theoretical approaches in order to understand and analyze its subject of study - information - in different contexts through cooperation and information
Information is understood as a social phenomenon that promotes new meanings when present in a specific time-space, and it can be available in different ways of storing records, i.e., information can be seen as an artifact that promotes new interpretations in different contexts (Azevedo Netto, 2002; Catoira, 2012)
Considering the representation of information of contemporary art objects, Information Science tends to promote the establishment of organization and composition of a documentary language that facilitates

Summary

THE FRUITION AS ATTRIBUTE OF REPRESENTATION OF THE INFORMATION

The importance of a differentiated representation of information for Contemporary Art: Use of fruition as a classification attribute. A importância da representação da informação diferenciada para a Arte Contemporânea: a fruição como atributo de classificação

Introduction

With regard to the relationship between the

The representation of information of these

The representation of information of the artists’