Misère de l'art

Synopsis of Misère de l'art

«Misère de l'art» is Jean-Philippe Domecq's art criticism essay, published by Calmann-Lévy in paperback (261 pages, in French).

It analyzes artistic creation over the last five decades and its imposture: empty works that stem from the intuitions of great twentieth-century inventors, such as Marcel Duchamp, and are sustained by critical discourse and institutions. Without nostalgia or sectarianism, it denounces conformisms and calls for innovative artists for the art of the future.

The subtitle of «Misère de l'art» is «Essai sur le dernier demi-siècle de création». The book was published in 1999 and includes bibliographic references.

For readers interested in art criticism, art theory and the debate on contemporary creation.