artistiC Cognition and Creativitygentleness’ allude to the cognitive dissonance offered by artists who encourage us to
see things differently.
another example not connected to the Venice Biennale but dealing with similar
conceptual and contextual issues may be found in the art of Frank shifreen. Frank has
been an artist in new York for a long time, working along the fringes of the art world
in those ‘in- between’ community spaces where artists’ collectives thrive, and where
the art is passionate, prolific, and public. Frank is also a doctoral student. his research
interests involve theorizing notions of non- institutional art through practice. he is
continually looking to involve artists in projects that have community interest and
invest in social and cultural capital. often personal, and always political, the art he
creates and curates is of the moment. many projects are often site- based community
events and Frank has been initiating these projects since the early 1970s.
Figure 6.1 Frank shifreen. Mask: Portrait of Chief Pontiac (2008). steel and aluminium. exhibited in
souped- up pontiac exhibition, pontiac, michigan, may 10–June 7, 2008.