The Reinvention of (Underground) Art
Performative Aesthetics in a global epoch of restrictions
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https://doi.org/10.24310/Eviternare.vi9.11153Keywords:
reinvention, art, performative, underground, identity, virtualAbstract
We are going through a moment of reinvention of art due to unprecedented social circumstances, given the magnitude of the consequences derived from the Covid-19 pandemic on our globalized planet. To answer the question of how to deal with this urgency for change, we will think about the figure of the contemporary underground artist, relying on Nicolas Bourriaud's concept of «radiant artist», and on artistic practice, as it is open to continuous transformation and renovation. We will postulate that the identity of the artist is produced through performative acts, just as gender identity is constructed according to queer theory. Therefore, the reinvention of art goes through a reinvention of artistic identity. Finally, we will discuss the difficulty for the arts (especially those for which physical co-presence is more important) the restriction on sharing public physical spaces. How to extrapolate artistic production and reception to virtual spaces? We will conclude by betting on taking advantage of this moment of reinvention to create new networks for the artistic community based on digital tools. Our framework of thought is defined by authors such as Bourriaud, Judith Butler, Michel Foucault, Byung-Chul Han, Larry Shiner and Luis Racionero.
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