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UDC 141.3
DOI: 10.30628/1994-9529-2023-19.3-21-41
EDN: AMSGKF

ANASTASIA I. KRIMAN
Moscow State University,
1, Leninskiye Gory, Moscow 119991, Russia
ResearcherID: JGC-7922-2023
ORCID: 0000-0001-6066-4472
e-mail: kriman@philos.msu.ru

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Kriman, A.I. (2023). Posthumanism and Contemporary Art: Reassembling the Anthropocentric Discourse in the Visual Space. Nauka Televideniya—The Art and Science of Television, 19 (3), 21–41. https://doi.org/10.30628/1994-9529-2023-19.3-21-41, https://elibrary.ru/AMSGKF

Posthumanism and Сontemporary Art: Reassembling the Anthropocentric Discourse in the Visual Space

Abstract. This article examines posthumanist concepts in relation to contemporary post-conceptual art projects. The first part of the article explores the genesis of posthumanism as a response to the problematic aspects of humanistic ideology. While contemplating the impasse that humanism has encountered, the necessity of reassembling basic humanistic intentions and concepts is demonstrated. After the post-anthropocentric turn, the philosophical space requires a redesignation of key reference points, defined in the era of classical narratives. Hence, the multidimensional space of posthumanism brings post-(non)human actants into the field of expansion
of textuality. In this light, recent projects in contemporary art demonstrate the non-human hospitality of implementing concepts from current philosophy. The final part of the article presents various contemporary art projects of recent years, which succinctly demonstrate how classical concepts can be reassembled, and how the semiotic boundaries of text as a vessel of meanings can be transcended. The visual embodiment of posthumanist ideas allows for a clearer conveyance of new vital meanings, which are often confined within the boundaries of professional texts, to the viewer.
Keywords: posthumanism, contemporary art, post-(non)human, posthumanist subject, humanism, anthropocentrism, post-anthropocentrism, actor-network theory, binary oppositions, social anthropology

 

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