Introduction

This monograph takes a look at how the increasing multipolarity of our world affects art. It is a diagnosis of the socio-political contexts that surround art and questions what the upheavals in geopolitics, economic and social policy mean for the field of art today.

Section 1: Conceptualization and Theorization

The text is divided into four sections. First, the phenomenon is conceptualized and theorized.

Section 2: Case Study of Documenta Fifteen

This is followed by an in-depth examination of the interrelationships using documenta fifteen as a case study, an exhibition that can be seen as a crystallization point for current political shifts.

Section 3: Chinese Art Policy

This is followed by an in-depth reading of Chinese art policy, which oscillates between particularist and universalist claims, in order to arrive at the concluding section.

Conclusion

The concluding section opens up a horizon of thought and experimentation that helps us to come to terms with the era of multipolarity.