The Revival of Ekphrasis in Contemporary Art Collaborations

The February 2015 issue of artpress (n°419, pp. 40-46) explores the resurgence of ekphrasis through recent artistic collaborations. This revival is examined via four contemporary works, including Franz C...'s "Kaputt." The analysis builds upon the magazine's November 2014 supplement, which focused on the New Settings festival. That festival, a joint initiative of the Théâtre de la Cité Internationale and the Fondation d'Entreprise Hermès, specifically fosters partnerships between visual artists and performing artists. The program's core mission is to create intersections between these distinct artistic disciplines. The article investigates how this modern interdisciplinary practice reinterprets the ancient rhetorical concept of ekphrasis, which traditionally described vivid verbal representations of visual art.