Date of Award
2026
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Art Business
First Advisor
Zhang Gan
Abstract
This study employs “Becoming” as its core analytical concept to examine how disability art incubation institutions operate at the intersection of contemporary art history and social systems as mechanisms that continuously generate both art and subjectivity. Building on Deleuze’s philosophy of becoming and Guattari’s notion of the rhizome, the study constructs a generative model linking art, institutions, and discourse. Through comparative analysis of international cases, it discusses the shift in disability art from a representational logic to a generative logic, and the dynamic oscillation between deterritorialization and reterritorialization within institutional practices. The study argues that disability art should not be understood as the result of social inclusion, but as an ongoing cultural process of becoming—one that redefines the relationships among art, the body, and institutional structures.
Recommended Citation
Lu, Gonghui, "Becoming Art Itself: A Study on the Generative Logic and Discursive Structure of Disability Art Incubation Institutions" (2026). MA Theses. 269.
https://digitalcommons.sia.edu/stu_theses/269
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