Collectives, Localities, Networks

Artist collectives emerge as driving forces
in the art field. They activate new spaces as
locales of artistic practice and display. They
shape emerging formats, from neighborhood arts
projects to largescale biennials. In their
practice, the artists challenge established
notions of art as well as hegemonic
circumscriptions of locality. This book results
from a long-term engagement with artists in Nepal
and Bangladesh and follows an actor-centered
approach to unravel notions of contemporaneity and
collectivity. Its focus on collaborative art
practices together with its multi-scalar and
translocal perspective urges us to rethink the use
of terms such as the city, the region or the
global that often transport hierarchies.