artpress2 n°40: Collaborative Creation in Contemporary Art

The February 2016 issue of artpress2, titled 'La création à plusieurs,' explores collaborative artistic practices from the avant-garde to the present. It traces the shift from the solitary artist model, challenged by early 20th-century schools and groups, to the rise of structured collectives in the 1970s, influenced by conceptual art and spectator participation. The advent of the internet in the 2000s further transformed creation, embedding network forms into art and authorship. The issue features monographic texts on established artists and presentations of emerging artists working collectively. It examines influences from rock bands and experimental film collectives, and extends to photography communities, architecture, design, performance, and even comics, questioning the traditional status of the author.