L’ARTISTE ET LE VIVANT – Valérie Belmokhtar

In this resolutely optimistic and inspiring essay, Valérie Belmokhtar invites us to think about art in today’s world. How can we respond to the multiple challenges of the climate crisis? How can we include all creators in the art world? How can we put the living back at the heart of artistic practice?

By tracing the history of art, the author shows how concerns for the preservation of resources, the transmission of know-how and the re-enchantment of the world have existed for centuries in the work of many artists. She draws up an enthusiastic panorama of contemporary creation, presenting the work of men and women whose art can be defined as ecological. Land art, materials recovery, short circuit creation, collaborative work: there are many stimulating avenues to explore.

Sincere, courageous and profoundly human, this essay is richly illustrated with works from the four corners of the globe, sometimes radical, often poetic and always committed.

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