“Bitting the real”: commitment before representation

Usually we understand art’s commitment from the point of view of representation, this is, associated with the program of a political party, a revolutionary project, an historic perspective or an ethical position. But many artists talk about a kind of commitment with the real that precedes any poetic...

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Main Author: Eduardo Pellejero
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) 2017-06-01
Series:O Que Nos Faz Pensar
Online Access:http://www.oquenosfazpensar.fil.puc-rio.br/index.php/oqnfp/article/view/548
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spelling doaj-acbbd0422bc046839d2d83028914b8a92020-11-24T23:09:39ZporPontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)O Que Nos Faz Pensar0104-66752017-06-012640223236548“Bitting the real”: commitment before representationEduardo Pellejero0Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)Usually we understand art’s commitment from the point of view of representation, this is, associated with the program of a political party, a revolutionary project, an historic perspective or an ethical position. But many artists talk about a kind of commitment with the real that precedes any poetic or ideological formulation. This paper aims to explore, in a dialogue with some contemporary artists, critics and philosophers, what is at stake in that peculiar relation with the real.http://www.oquenosfazpensar.fil.puc-rio.br/index.php/oqnfp/article/view/548
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