esse 106 | Pain short films from the Cubists of the

from the Cubists of the early 20th century to the Fluxus artists of the fifties

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esse 106 | Pain short films from the Cubists of theIn recent years, the question of pain, whether physical or psychological, has become a hot topic in media and scientific discourses. This issue reflects on the place that pain claims in contemporary art through the production of forms and images of suffering that dont forget the care, dont ignore the trauma, and take the affects of the aesthetic relationship into account.