Why does art move us?
What do we understand by aesthetics? And how does a look at pre-modern Europe change our understanding of the aesthetic? The collaborative research centre Different Aesthetics examines texts, images and objects from antiquity to the early modern period. The aim is to illustrate the relevance of 2,000 years of cultural history for current debates on art and society and to initiate a ‘different’ definition of the aesthetic.
#INNOVATION
Latin innovare ,renew‘ – What’s new? What is truly new?
#TOPICALITY
French actuel ‘real, present, effective’ – Looking backwards? What does looking back reveal to us today?
#NETWORKING
Old High German nezzi “totality of many intersecting and branching connections” - The research field of “aesthetics” and what is “different” now
Interviews
#CONTROVERSY
Latin contra ‘against’, versus ‘toward’ – ‘different’ food for thought on aesthetics
#EXPERIENCE
experience ‘Different’ Aesthetics – ‘Different’ Exhibits?