For an Esthetics of the Ephemeral

In this interview, Christine Buci-Glucksmann comes back to the creation process of her book Esthétique de l’éphémère, published in 2003. Through encounters, literary company and journeys both exotic and evocative, the author observes that an expanded and stratified temporality arises, which emphasizes the transition from a culture of object to a culture of flows. This new culture, closely linked to information technologies diffusion, also involves new production and circulation modes for artworks, and questions their “survival” in heritage.