LTStraipsnyje nagrinėjamas meninis tyrimas kaip kultūrinis objektas pasinaudojus kultūrinio deimanto schema, sudaryta Wendy Griswold bei jos siūlomais metodais knygoje Cultures and Societies in a Changing World. Tikslas yra ne nagrinėti visą meninio tyrimo lauką, o susiaurinti sritį ir nukreipti dėmesį į meninį tyrimą, atliekamą dailės krypties doktoranto Vilniaus dailės akademijoje doktorantūros studijų metu. Straipsnyje ne klausiama, kas yra menininis tyrimas ir neturi tikslo užsiimti jo kritika, bet norima išsiaiškinti, kokią vietą užima ir kokio svarbumo objektas jis yra visoje struktūroje, sudarytoje iš kūrėjo, priėmėjo ir socialinio pasaulio. Reikšminiai žodžiai: meninis tyrimas, kultūrinis deimantas, Vilniaus dailės akademija.
ENThe article examines the phenomenon of artistic research as a cultural object within the framework of the cultural diamond scheme created by Wendy Griswold. The paper does not attempt to explore the entire field of artistic research, but focuses specifically on artistic research conducted by artists researchers at Vilnius Academy of Arts during their doctoral studies. Rather than engaging in the definition of artistic research and its critique, the article looks into what role artistic research plays in the whole network of the creator, receiver and social world. In this case a student is the creator, the academy is the receiver, institutions and social groups form the social world, and artistic research is a cultural object. The article attempts to explain interconnections, influences, power relations and tensions existing among these players. The author speaks from an insider position as she is part of the field herself. It is concluded that despite scepticism from different social groups (including artists themselves), artistic research has already revealed its social and cultural significance as “historically transmitted model of meaning” albeit constantly changing. The article reinforces Griswold’s point that the significance of a single cultural object (one artistic research performed by one particular doctoral student in this case) is minimal in the whole social network. Keywords: artistic research, cultural diamond, Vilnius Academy of Arts.