Venezia Arti

Rivista del Dipartimento di Filosofia e Beni Culturali dell’Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia

Magiciens de la terre come evento soglia della global art history? Ipotesi e prospettive di ricerca a partire dalla ricezione della mostra.

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Abstract

The exhibition Magiciens de la terre, promoted by the Centre Georges Pompidou in 1989, remains a subject of controversy. In 2013, Hans Belting described it as an "intermezzo" or "rite de passage" between world art and global art, highlighting its nature by comparing it to Primitivism in 20th Century Art. However, Belting's viewpoint has faced criticism from authors such as Christian Kravagna and Monica Juneja. They argue for a different timeline regarding the processes of globalization in art and seek to systematize the historical and artistic research conducted over the past two decades on global and transcultural modernisms.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Presentato: 08 Settembre 2025 | Pubblicato 15 Dicembre 2025 | Lingua: it

Keywords Magiciens de la terre, Global Art, Global Art Hist