In this work, Delfim Sardo reflects on the avant-gardes of the 20th century and the announced death of artistic disciplines. Questioning the utopian premise of an emancipation of art from representation, the author addresses some of the vital questions posed by contemporary art: when artistic canons no longer make sense because aesthetic authority collapsed with the end of the Fine Arts system, what basis allows us to continue to make judgments about works of art?

How, in a context where artistic conventions are constantly changing, do we play the enormous and fascinating game of trust that is art?

An essential book for artists, students and art hobbyists.