Art for art explained

Art for art is an international contemporary art movement. Akin to the 19th-century slogan Art for art's sake, or "l'art pour l'art," the work of art is seen as a self-sufficient product independent from the personality of its creator.

Categorization

Art for Art is a movement in visual contemporary art, represented by a group of American, European, and Chinese artists. They work in various styles and techniques, but hold to the same ideology, supporting the idea of the value and significance of the piece of art as an act of creation and self-expression. This movement denies the social influence of the artist's name on the artwork's true value, but relies on the principle of anonymity in art, hence the name of the movement "Art for Art" that underlines the elimination of the artist from the work. The term 'Art for Art' is also associated with the deliberate abandonment of the art elitism and returning to its initial decorative and aesthetic functions. Such artists usually hide their real identities under monikers and thus conceal the personal data that can influence the judgment of their works.

Artists that belong to the Art for Art movement are Harry Carlson, John Atwood, Bertha Delisi, Alice Zimmermann, Patrick Duchamp, Max Rey, Jing Wu, Otto Wagner, Ursula Larsen, Sofia Rossi, and Sofia Delano.^[1]

The term 'Art for Art,' inspired by the 19th-century movement Art for art's sake, was chosen by the founding group of artists and first officially used in 2016 as the name of their inaugural Art Exhibition in Monaco and organized by Franck Monsonego who used all his long experience for the launch of this new artistic project,^[2] although this direction, as an association of independent artists, had existed for some time.

A 2018 exhibition in Moscow received significant media attention.^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}

Exhibitions

• Monaco, 2016 ^[2]
• Brussels, BFAF,^[14] 2017
• Luxembourg, ART3F,^[15] 2017.
• Moscow, RA&AF,^[16] 2018^[17]

External links

• Gallery Cart Art Foundation

Notes and References

1. Book: Lasocka, Alexandra. Gallery CART. Art For Art. 978-83-950417-0-9.
2. Web site: Exposition 'Art for Art' a la Maison d'art -- video.
3. Web site: Галерея Gallery Cart Art Foundation представит выставку Art for Art. www.cosmo.ru. ru-RU. 2018-12-20.
4. Web site: В октябре в ЦДХ покажут работы сторонников идеи "чистого искусства". Russia. The Art Newspaper. 2018-10-20. The Art Newspaper Russia. ru. 2018-12-20.
5. Web site: Американская галерея Gallery Cart Art Foundation представит выставку Art for Art Афиша. 2018-10-08. Журнал OK!. en-US. 2018-12-20.
6. Web site: Главные события недели: афиша с 18 по 25 октября. www.glamour.ru. 2018-12-20. 2018-12-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230817/https://www.glamour.ru/culture/afisha/glavnye-sobytiya-nedeli-afisha-s-18-po-25-oktyabrya. dead.
7. Web site: Впервые в Москве: Gallery Cart Art Foundation. bm24.ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20181221041631/https://bm24.ru/afisha/vpervye_v_moskve_gallery_cart_art_foundation/. 2018-12-21. 2018-12-20. dead.
8. Web site: Новости - В ЦДХ представят творческое объединение анонимных художников "Art for Art". РЕВИЗОР.РУ. ru. 2018-12-20.
9. Web site: В ЦДХ откроется выставка анонимных художников Art for Art. 2018-10-20. The Village. 2018-12-20.
10. Web site: Впервые в Москве американская галерея Gallery Cart Art Foundation представит выставку Art for Art. World podium. ru.
11. Web site: Впервые в Москве: Art for Art в галерее Gallery Cart Art Foundation. theworldmag.com. ru. 2018-12-20.
12. Web site: Искусство ради искусства: выставка анонимных художников в ЦДХ. 2018-10-16. designchat.com. ru-RU. 2018-12-20.
13. Web site: Афиша с 15 по 21 октября. thevanderlust.com. 2018-12-20.
14. Web site: Brussels Fine Art Fair.
15. Web site: Salon international d'art contemporain.
16. Web site: Russian Art and Antique Fair -- Российский Антикварный Салон.
17. News: Новая ярмарка искусства Russian Art & Antique Fair пройдет в Москве с 13 по 18 февраля. 2 February 2018. Art Newspaper Russia.