BODY, ENVIRONMENT, AND STRUGGLE: THE USES OF EARTH IN CONTEMPORARY ART

ABSTRACT

This paper aims to explore three different axes in relation to the use of earth in the art produced after the second post-war: body, environment, and struggle. Based on the premise that the endeavor to make the earth an object, language, and artistic support has been a trend that crosses geographical and cultural borders, an analysis centered on the agency of matter and in dialogue with new materialism is proposed.

KEYWORDS
Contemporary Art; Earth; Agency; New Materialism