Contemporary art

Incongruous objects, eccentric gestures, but also photographs, videos and paintings of traditional craftsmanship, that is what constitutes art contemporary. Sometimes, these works surprise or shock. They arouse in at the same time curiosity, to the point of getting a little lost. Also, for whom ventures into the world of art, the author of this book provides benchmarks and suggests some avenues for reflection. Since when has "modern" art become "contemporary"? Why did artists want to transform the relationship between spectators with the works? And when the boundaries with fashion, architecture or even ritual objects become blurred, can we still to bring this art into a definition? This book reveals how art Contemporary is above all an open space, an area of ​​freedom to think and act differently when the ideologies and philosophical systems that govern us guides are in crisis.