20世纪60时代以来,人类学家们开始反思自己的基本分析概念,受后现代主义、后殖民主义、女权主义和政治经济学的影响,这一学科的整体,尤其是在艺术研究方面,出现了一些新的视角,如表征与艺术—文化体系,艺术收藏、本真性与挪用,全球化和艺术界,艺术与身份认同等问题。对艺术纯粹性和自主性的主张提出严肃质疑,并探索新的地域和新的惯例,认可艺术在当下主要的社会经济进程中的作用,这些研究对于艺术人类学做出了重要贡献。 Since the 1960s, anthropologists have begun to reflect on their own basic analytical concepts, influenced by postmodernism, post-colonialism, feminism and political economy. The whole body of this discipline, especially in the field of artistic studies, Some new perspectives were presented, such as characterization and the arts - cultural systems, collections of art, authenticity and misappropriation, globalization and the arts, arts and identity issues. Seriously questioned the claims of artistic purity and autonomy and explored new territories and new practices, recognizing the role of art in today’s major socio-economic processes, which made important contributions to artistic anthropology.