Beschreibung

Since the 1960s, the Western sphere of art has givenup modern aesthetics that held that the sphere of artshould be independent of the spheres of economics,cultural industry, politics and practical utility. Incontrast to a conception of art such as this, thecontemporary sphere of art has firmly become rootedin its societal-cultural environment. In particular,it is widely interlaced with the spheres of publicsector, economics, mass media, philosophicalreflection, scientific research work, people'severyday life and practical social action. Inparticular, an increasing marketisation andmanagerialism is characteristic of the contemporarysphere of art.The book on hand critically considers the shift fromthe modern to the contemporary sphere of art. Itsuggests that the contemporary sphere of art can beunderstood as a complex societal and cultural systemwhose internal system-likeness is on the decrease. Atthe same time it is vital a and dynamic sub-system ofcontemporary society, and, as such, it possesses anamazing capacity to renew.<