The Fine Arms

Contemporary art and its central role in the global geopolitical landscape > Declaring the category of soft power obsolete, The Fine Arms explores in the first part the relationship of contemporary art with various spheres (religion, violence, tourism, globalization, the market...), while in the second part it examines its growing centrality in 25 countries through monographic chapters: from major imperial powers (USA, China, Russia) to emerging powers such as Turkey, India, South Africa; from the cultural powers of old Europe to the brief existence of the Islamic Caliphate between Iraq and Syria. The book also examines the link between neo-imperial conflicts and the spread of contemporary art.