Drawing Boundaries, Negotiating Existence: Lines and Critical Knowledge Production in British Contemporary Art
Vol. 22 (2026): 2026 3rd International Conference on the Frontiers of Social Sciences, Education, and the Development of Humanities Arts (EDHA 2026)
Received: 2026-06-13
Accepted: 2026-06-13
Published: 2026-06-13
Abstract
This article takes "boundary work" as the main thread to study how lines in contemporary British art transcend their formal functions and become a medium for the production of critical knowledge. By integrating the theoretical framework of form, body, and society, and analyzing the recent works of three artists, Charles Avery, Antony Gormley, and Peng Zuqiang, it demonstrates that lines achieve the revelation, negotiation, and reconstruction of boundaries by deconstructing order, constructing a body field, and reorganizing social narratives. The conclusion states that this aesthetic reconfiguration of boundaries is an important perceptual politics, opening a critical cognitive path in the fragmented contemporary reality and pointing towards a more open future.
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- Vol. 22 (2026): 2026 3rd International Conference on the Frontiers of Social Sciences, Education, and the Development of Humanities Arts (EDHA 2026)
- 2026-06-13
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