French Literature Reviews - 2026
V. Estay Stange, La Musique hors d'elle-même. Le paradigme musical et l'art contemporain
Art and Visual Culture
La Musique hors d'elle-même. Le paradigme musical et l'art contemporain
Verónica Estay Stange
Classiques Garnier, "Musicologie" series, 2018
EAN13: 9782406072089
266 p.
29.00 €
"Music above all else...", indeed, but what music, given that the last century sought to question the very concept? This book examines the transition from modern to contemporary art by focusing on the fundamental transformations undergone by the musical paradigm.
The relationship between music and the visual arts has long preoccupied theorists examining the boundaries of aesthetic expression. As modernism gave way to contemporary practices, artists increasingly interrogated the foundational definitions of their mediums. In La Musique hors d'elle-même. Le paradigme musical et l'art contemporain, Verónica Estay Stange investigates this dynamic by tracing how the musical paradigm underwent fundamental transformations across the twentieth century during the transition from modern to contemporary art.
Readers interested in the intersections between musicology, modern art history, and contemporary aesthetic theory may find this volume a relevant addition to these discussions. Classiques Garnier publishes the work within its musicology series, providing a focused exploration of how musical concepts continued to resonate within visual and conceptual art forms as creators sought to question established artistic categories.