The aesthetics of ambiguity : understanding and addressing monoculture / Pascal Gielen & Nav Haq (eds.) ; contributors: Paolo S.H. Favero [and eleven others] ; translation: Leo Reijnen.
In today's globalised world, terms such as multiculturalism and pluralism assume a shared culture with shared values and convictions about openness, democracy, and equality. This in turn can be seen as a monoculture of views and attitudes. Yet being able to deal with differences, paradoxes, and ambiguities results from a learning process and does not just happen on its own. Art has played a pivotal role in this process since the dawn of modernity, and artists in particular have the ability to play with cultural conventions. This book gives a platform to art and artists who dare to challenge the rules of our globalised, monocultural society, and explores their successes and failures.
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