Disrupting Archaeology and Art: Excavation and Contemporary Painting

There is a long history of interaction and collaboration between artist and archaeologist.However, recent provocative work in the field, studio, museum and gallery, has opened new possibilities for radical alliances and creations.Disrupting Archaeology and Art presents the work and conversation of an archaeologist and a contemporary painter who have moved into experimental territories beyond the traditional boundaries of their disciplines.This book presents detailed descriptions of six important works made by the authors.Doug Bailey’s aim is to change the ways that archaeologists engage with the materials of the past.His montages, films, and performance destructions (such as Releasing the Archive) undermine traditionally unquestioned tenets of archaeological action and of the conservation and preservation of artefacts and ancient remains.In Disrupting Archaeology and Art, Bailey describes his reasoning and methods of making three of his more provocative works.Simon Callery sets out to