If You Understand It, It Ends!? Deciphering the Flow of 'Contemporary Art' Reveals Evolving Art and the Entire 'Mechanism of Society'
Understanding the flow of contemporary art reveals evolving art and the mechanisms of society, despite its initial incomprehensibility.Summary
Many people avoid contemporary art because they find it incomprehensible, but Tomoko Yabumae, a curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, explains that this feeling is natural because contemporary art is an experimental space for new values. This article is the first in a series based on a talk event commemorating the publication of the book "The Encyclopedia of All Humanity," aiming to gently and boldly explain the basics of contemporary art and the underlying "mechanism of the world." This installment focuses on Modernism, the precursor to contemporary art. Yabumae notes the book's impressive ability to clearly define contemporary art, contrasting with the tendency of art professionals to avoid simple explanations, and intends to expand upon the book's content from a museum curator's perspective.
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