Three Artistic Hypotheses about Time and Chronology, and Their Consequences for Understanding History and the Subject, Including the Relationship between Them (Even if Their Status Remains Questionable)

Abstract

In this text, I attempt to consider the problem of the relationship between history and the subject in the field of art, taking into account the customary analysis of artistic works in a historical context. Drawing on the reflections of Eliot, Borges, and Gould, I point out the limitations of such analysis. Contrary to the traditional approach, a work of art is created on the basis of virtual elements that can enter into relationships with many contexts. This requires a different approach to the temporality of art itself, which is no longer characterized by unidirectionality.