The Field of Contemporary Art: A Diagram
(e-flux.com)
These days, whenever I meet with art students for the first time, I invariably find myself pulling up my diagram of the field of contemporary art. Sometimes I’m trying to address their confusion about the art world. More often I feel that I can’t productively engage their work and goals without first clarifying how and where they are positioned in the field.
These days, whenever I meet with art students for the first time, I invariably find myself pulling up my diagram of the field of contemporary art. Sometimes I’m trying to address their confusion about the art world. More often I feel that I can’t productively engage their work and goals without first clarifying how and where they are positioned in the field.