The Process of Crossbreeding in Contemporary Artistic Production. New Routes in Aesthetic Education

This contribution analyzes the different ways in which the transcultural dimension acts in some contemporary artistic practices linked to experiences of migration, exile, diaspora. The artistic practices that will be examined are intertwined with each other as they propose a critical reflection on the complex and stratified interconnections between the cultural, geographical, historical, economic and social contexts of Europe and the contemporary world, with particular attention to the Mediterranean area, recognizing the global migration processes and their historical formation an essential element for understanding the present. The hope is that the point of view adopted for the understanding of artistic processes allows us to grasp an often underestimated aspect: on the one hand, the creativity of métissages, that is, the original configurations to which they can give rise; on the other, the infinite and unprecedented forms of relationship with the Other that art produces.