Towards a New Art Criticism From Latin America

Der fortschrittliche Zeitpfeil biegt sich zu Kreisen und
so kehrt auch die These der Peak Art wieder.

Art exceeds the population of objects, acts, bodies, and events of reality, since it is composed by no more than the combination of parts of the real, and the possibilities of permutation border on the infinite.

If life were completely rational

One of the tasks of art criticism is 
to make evident the discursive qualities of artistic creation.

ENTKUNSTUNG II Preface

ENTKUNSTUNG I Editor's Note

souvenir (words)

Total transparency is only possible through total control—the latter only exists in a dictatorship.

Entkunstung als Formel kritischer Kunst

ENTKUNSTUNG III Preface

But that’s art too, isn’t it? A relief, a shelter, a justification of everything we stand for.

It is necessary to actively assume a position to eradicate the superficiality and loss of ideals.

Material Matters: On Transparency in Art and Politics