Marc Jimenez - A Querela da Arte Contemporânea

A Querela da Arte Contemporânea brings to light the controversial topic of the "decadence of art," identifying the various tensions in the debates and controversies between defenders and detractors of contemporary artistic creation.

The 20th-century avant-gardes seem to have rendered conventional aesthetic categories obsolete, and the general public often reacts with some perplexity, and even aversion, to works they do not understand. The issue, reflects Marc Jimenez, is no longer so much about the limits set for creation, but rather the inadequacy of traditional concepts—art, work, artist, etc.—to realities that seemingly no longer correspond to them. Is it possible to redefine criteria for the aesthetic appreciation of contemporary works?