The Research Group in Primitive Art (CIAP) gathers a group of researchers in a common project, which aims to elaborate a new theory on "primitive" in art. This includes an in-depth study of some concepts like Primitivism and Primitive Art, which have been used imprecisely, and have caused many polemics in the art-historical debate.

The main object of this research focuses on one hand, in analysing different historical uses and interpretations of the notion "primitive" as well as the different phenomena that may be associated to it, in its complex development from the 17^th Century until the 20^th Century. On the other hand, the research is based in an interdisciplinary field, as it does not only concern the Art Historical sphere, but a broader spectrum of studies, such as Aesthetics, History of Ideas, Cultural Studies, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnography, Religious Studies and History of Colonialism.

Coordinator: Estela Ocampo Siquier

Reference Website: http://www.upf.edu/ciap/