Contemporary Art and its Boundaries: Permeation or Pervasion?
Contemporary Art and its Boundaries: Permeation or Pervasion?

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the significance of the ethical aspects and limits in contemporary art. The text refers to the collection of works that were created based on torturing or killing ani¬mals. Those particular works have been considered as breaking ethical limits, evoked indignation and numerous protests of the public. The paper touches the issue of consequences resulting from such reactions, and the scandal that was born around the referred works. This forces me to pose a question not only on the reasonable limits of works of art and the importance of aesthetics, but also on the definition of the term ‘art’. The word ‘art’, having been applied to a number of redefinitions, makes it difficult or even impossible to set up clear rules. My analysis is not only attempted at answering questions on the limits of the contemporary art, but also on the justifica¬tion of the term ‘art’ itself in relation to today’s artistic creations.

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