THE AESTHETICS OF AMBIGUITY

In todays globalised world, terms such as multiculturalism and pluralism assume a shared culture with shared values and convictions about openness, democracy, and equality. This in turn can be seen as a monoculture of views and attitudes. Yet being able to deal w ith differences, paradoxes, and ambiguities results from a learning process and does not just happen on its own. Art has played a pi votal role in this process since the dawn of modernity, and artists in particular have the ability to play with cultural conventions . This bo...[Read more]