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Contemporary art
Animal
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Abstract
This article investigates human interaction with other animals and examines its representation or presentation in contemporary art, considering ethical issues involved in this process. The Ecofeminist perspective is proposed as a critical tool to analyse artworks that deal with animals. Within this ecofeminist approach, the works by the artists: Joseph Beuys, Jannis Kounnellis, Wiliam Wegman and Beatriz da Costa are discussed. It is also considered the video installation Cooperari, by Silvana & Frederico Macêdo, produced in the context of this study.
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