ПОСТГУМАНИЗМ И СОВРЕМЕННОЕ ИСКУССТВО: ПЕРЕСБОРКА АНТРОПОЦЕНТРИСТСКОГО ДИСКУРСА

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.