THE CONTEMPORARY MUSEUM AS A COMMUNICATIVE SPACE: CLAIRE BISHOP’ CONCEPTION OF RADICAL MUSEOLOGY

The article is devoted to the studying of dynamic changes in contemporary museology regarding the main functions, structure, communication aspects, conceptual and substantive content of contemporary museums. The authors pay special attention to the conception of radical museology of contemporary British-American art critic and cultural critic Claire Bishop. She singles out three existing models of museums, the last of which is a radical model. The radical model differs from the other two in its interpretation and using of the concept “modernity”. Modernity indicates not only a style or a period, but an affirmation of the present moment. The opposition between the concepts “modern art” and “contemporary art” is fundamental in museum practice. The latter, in contrast to the concept of “modern art”, is affirmed the significance of the current moment. The article pays considerable attention to the using of immersive technologies in contemporary museum work; various new museum practices are considered, where there are features of a radical attitude to the formation of modern expositions. The essential closeness of the concepts, “collector” in Walter Benjamin’s philosophy of culture and “curator” in the theory of radical museology by Claire Bishop is demonstrated.