Abstract The main objective of this article is to call into question the critical purchase and universal validity of the vocabulary used in discussions on art activism. Through an examination of what Charles Mills calls ‘Ideal Theory’, I argue that a new lexicon for socially transformative creativity is all the more urgent. Such a new lexicon would help in articulating alternative genealogies and histories of radical aesthetics. The task of provincialising and historicising the genealogies of art arises as a crucial tool to challenge the increasing specialisation and institutionalisation of socially transformative creative practices. This article identifies in Rasheed Araeen’s conceptualisation of collaborative aesthetic as a strategic task a valuable alternative to this normalised use of a lexicon for art activism.

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去中心化艺术行动主义的谱系

摘要 本文的主要目的是质疑艺术激进主义讨论中使用的词汇的批判性购买和普遍有效性。通过对查尔斯·米尔斯所说的“理想理论”的考察，我认为一个关于社会变革创造力的新词典更加紧迫。这样一个新词典将有助于阐明激进美学的替代谱系和历史。将艺术谱系地方化和历史化的任务是挑战社会变革性创作实践日益专业化和制度化的关键工具。本文将 Rasheed Araeen 将协作美学概念化为一项战略任务，将其作为艺术行动主义词汇的规范化使用的一种有价值的替代方案。