Tiziana Andina (Turin, Bonn): Embodied Meanings and Normativity. For a new concept of art

Abstract

The contemporary art world – namely, the current artistic and cultural situation, which emerged at the beginning of the Twentieth century – has led to a process of profound rethinking of the relationship between art and law. This relationship is inherent in the very concept of art and is as old as the history of the arts. In particular, the relationship between art and law, as it has structured itself from the beginning of the Twentieth century, has two vital functions – one of which is intrinsic to the concept of art, the other being extrinsic – the understanding of which is essential to investigate the contemporary art world.

The aim of this talk is to close the gap between contemporary and, so to speak, traditional arts. My view is that this gap was produced due to the lack of comprehension that both the experts and common sense have of so-called contemporary arts. Within the field of descriptive metaphysics, my goal is that of drawing a broad definition of the notion of art, one that also includes all types of artworks that have called for a revision of our taxonomies, mainly through a reconsideration of the relation between art and reality. In order to achive this goal, I will briefly present the theoretical problems addressed by philosophy when reflecting on contemporary art, and I will explain the reason why these problems need cooperation between philosophy and law in order to be tackled. I will then present some ideas for a new definition of art, through a particular application of the concept of normativity. 

Prof. Dr. Tiziana Andina

Curriculum vitae

Tiziana Andina studierte Philosophie an der Universität Turin und wurde 2003 mit ihrer Dissertation „Friedrich Nietzsche e l’estetica della percezione indiretta“ (2004, „Friedrich Nietzsche und die Ästhetik der indirekten Wahrnehmung“) an der Universität Palermo promoviert. Seit 2015 ist sie Associate Professor am Fachbereich Philosophie der Universität Turin. Professor Andina war von 2008 bis 2009 Visiting Scholar an der Columbia University und war 2014 Visiting Professor und Scholar an der Staatlichen Universität für Informationstechnologien, Mechanik und Optik Sankt Petersburg (ITMO). Ihre Forschungsschwerpunkte sind theoretische Philosophie, Kunstphilosophie sowie Ontologie und Ästhetik. Seit März 2015 ist Tiziana Andina Fellow am Käte Hamburger Kolleg „Recht als Kultur“.