Art's Orientation

Author: Yi Ying
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: The World Anthology of Art and Culture: The Orientation of Art focuses on introducing various phenomena of Western contemporary art. The two key articles, written for the Venice Biennale, are The Basic Orientation of Art by Achille Bonito Oliva and The 1997 Venice Biennale—Future, Past, Present by Germano Celant. The articles collectively demonstrate that cultural diversity, conceptual variety, and media fluidity have become the defining characteristics of Western contemporary art. Postmodernism not only consumes the cultural center but also dissolves the idols and heroes of art. History will no longer return to the era of artists and critics but has entered the era of curators. The World Anthology of Art and Culture: The Orientation of Art focuses on introducing various phenomena of Western contemporary art, with the two key articles being The Basic Orientation of Art by Achille Bonito Oliva and The 1997 Venice Biennale—Future, Past, Present by Germano Celant. The articles collectively demonstrate that cultural diversity, conceptual variety, and media fluidity have become the defining characteristics of Western contemporary art. Postmodernism not only consumes the cultural center but also dissolves the idols and heroes of art. History will no longer return to the era of artists and critics but has entered the era of curators.