A crítica de arte de Michel Foucault

Abstract

During all the decade of sixties, moment when Michel Foucault publish his archeological phase books, the philosopher writes, at the same time, papers and conferences, which deal with the critique of art. This paper aims to overpass the apparent lack of unity of the writings, to show the hypothetical similarity of approach within them. The first part of this paper sets, by commenting the chapter I of “The Order of Things”, the production atmosphere of these priceless works. The second one establishes, though not in a definitive way, three similar attitudes in Foucault’s thoughts on aesthetics matters: the speaking from the artistic work; the practice of trigger up in the work a continuous unfinishing stand; the erasing of the author as a peculiar way of being of the work.