The Democratisation of Contemporary Art. Pitfalls and Paradoxes in the Reception of New-Media Interactive Art
The Democratisation of Contemporary Art. Pitfalls and Paradoxes in the Reception of New-Media Interactive Art

Summary/Abstract: This paper aims to lay out the areas of de-distantiation of contemporary art from its audiences, and to identify the areas of its democratisation. The reflections concerning the processes of the popularisation of art offered by this paper draw on the concept of the homogenisation of culture, investigated by Antonina Kłoskowska. The de-distantiation of art is viewed through the lens of the role and status of the artist, spatial distance, the function of art, and its relationship with other spheres of life. The areas of the de-distantiation of art mentioned above are discussed using the example of new media interactive art. The paper is an attempt to provide a critical analysis of the forms of the democratisation of art as well as the opportunities and threats that result from contemporary art reaching increasingly wider audiences.

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