Plasticity of Art

Catherine Malabou, a French philosopher often associated with poststructuralism and contemporary continental philosophy, is best known for her concept of plasticity, which profoundly informs her engagement with art. Her thought bridges philosophy, neuroscience, psychoanalysis, and aesthetics, offering a dynamic framework for understanding artistic creation, reception, and transformation. Below, I explore Malabou’s philosophy, focusing on plasticity and its implications for...

GREETINGS

There is an aesthetic ugliness.

But there is also an uglification that is constructed to please or delight a certain privileged group.

- Fr Victor Ferrao