"In art it is difficult to say something that is as good as saying nothing ”. With these words Wittgenstein refers to aesthetics advising silence, but what is aesthetics if not to talk about art? And in that case, what is art? How to think aesthetics or how to think from that disciplinary field after a phrase as decisive as it is disturbing? If these questions are not complex enough to problematize, we can think about them by placing ourselves in the present. How is aesthetics outlined today? Perhaps Wittgenstein's words do not signal a withdrawal from aesthetics but rather promote a new theoretical commitment. We cannot ignore all the problems that have arisen throughout the history of aesthetics and art, for this reason we came up with multiple triggers to encourage publication in this Dossier.

Published: 2021-07-01