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In twentieth-century culture, Futurism is the litmus test for probing the relationship between art and power, aesthetics and politics—the birth scene of aesthetic modernity.

Laura Wittman • Futurism: An Anthology (2009)

Here we see a really pivotal moment of change, when art must become something that does not make people uncomfortable, so that they will spend money. The kind of person who is expected to consume art is transformed in the mind of the producer. The people who might very possibly love being expanded by what they see are never given the chance. They'

Sarah Schulman • The Gentrification of the Mind

Performance art jolts excitement in the commercial luxury environment, enriching items with experiences, meaning, purpose and a commentary. It is also a riff on the blurring lines of reality (social, virtual, physical).

Ana Andjelic • Luxury x Culture

Art

Simon Joliveau Breney • 1 card

Art named a category divorced from overtly political or religious agents, one that could be approached disinterestedly, apart from the agendas and desires of the beholder.

Natalie Carnes • Image and Presence: A Christological Reflection on Iconoclasm and Iconophilia (Encountering Traditions)

Contemporary Art

Elena Lo Presti • 1 card

A point is an idea intentionally expressed. A point of view is the perspective—conscious and unconscious—through which the work emerges. What causes us to notice a piece of art is rarely the point being made. We are drawn to the way an artist’s filter refracts ideas, not to the ideas themselves.

Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being

only the art was visible, hovering in squares of golden light in the black room.