Hashim Al-AzzamDas ethische Prinzip des Unreinen: Über die Verunreinigungstechnik des transkulturellen Kunstprozesses

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Purity is a fraught term. It is evident that purity represents a longing, akin to an escape from the diversity and contradictions of reality.

In this book, the author conducts a thorough analysis of the yearning for purity and its potentially problematic effects on our perception of reality. Using examples from art history, the author reveals how the quest for purity has been instrumentalized by capitalist neo-ideologies in various contexts from the past to the present.

That art is the site of 'contamination,' flourishing and growing in the bath of diversity, serving as the nexus of creativity, is the apparent reality denied by proponents of purity as it is deemed unbearable in the cultural realm. The artist and art educator emphasizes that purity often turns out to be the opposite of what it claims to be, leading to obscurity, aggression, and destruction.

This book posits the thesis that the yearning for purity tends to culminate in extremes and can lead to a form of ideology or fanaticism. Discover how transcultural art plays a crucial role as a site of contamination, creativity, and cultural diversity. Ultimately, the author underscores the transformative power of moral education through art and how comprehensive training, particularly through art, can contribute to fostering a more open-minded perspective on diversity and creativity.