THE CONTEMPORARY CONDITION

What do we mean when we say that something is contemporary? And what should the designator “contemporary art” refer to? An immediate response would be that contemporary art is an art of the present, that it somehow addresses and expresses the present. But what is this present? What constitutes the present present or the contemporary contemporary? This seminar aims at introducing several concepts and definitions of the constitutive ingredients of the so-called "now" through the lens of art theory and artistic practice. It thus calls for a rethinking of the deep structures of temporalization that render our present the way it is.

Sustained participation is mandatory!