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Nicolas Bourriaud (born 1965) is a curator and art critic, who has curated a great number of exhibitions and biennials all over the world.

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Altermodern is an in-progress redefinition of modernity in the era of globalisation, stressing the experience of wandering in time, space and mediums. The term 'altermodern has its roots in the idea of 'other-ness (Latin alter = 'other, with English connotation of 'different) and suggests a multitude of possibilities, of alternatives to a single route. It suggests that the historical period defined by postmodernism is coming to an end, symbolised by global financial crises.

Idea, Ideas, Latin, Period, Stress, Symbolised

Artists are looking for a new modernity that would be based on translation: What matters today is to translate the cultural values of cultural groups and to connect them to the world network. This “reloading process” of modernism according to the twenty-first-century issues could be called altermodernism, a movement connected to the creolisation of cultures and the fight for autonomy, but also the possibility of producing singularities in a more and more standardized world.

Artist, Autonomy, Fighting, Issues, Modernism, Values

How can we prevent this telescoping of cultures and styles from ending up in kitsch eclecticism, a cool hellenism excluding all critical judgment?

Cool, Culture, Hellenism, Kitsch, Style

Edward de Bono

Edward de Bono

Roy Haylock

Roy Haylock

Fisher Ames

Fisher Ames

Virender Sehwag

Virender Sehwag

Franz Rosenzweig

Franz Rosenzweig

Albert Scott Crossfield

Albert Scott Crossfield

Josh Ramsay

Josh Ramsay

King C. Gillette

King C. Gillette

Isabelle Adjani

Isabelle Adjani

Leopoldo Alas

Leopoldo Alas

Jack Bruce

Jack Bruce

Peter Canisius

Peter Canisius