A multidisciplinary reflection on a new type of engagement of art in democracy, renewing relationships between creation, culture and society: 47 contributions by international thinkers and actors of the art world (with 9 movies on DVD).

The book can be ordered through the website of Les presses du réel.

Texts by Sylvie Amar, John Armleder, a-titolo, Jérôme Bazin, Patrick Berger, Laurence Bertrand-Dorléac, Alain Bonnet, Philippe Bordes, Patrick Boucheron, Annie Claustres, Vinciane Despret, Xavier Douroux, Helmut Draxler, Keller Easterling, Patricia Falguières, Jean-Paul Fourmentraux, Jean-Baptiste Fressoz, Jean-Michel Frodon, Pascal Gielen, Charlotte Guichard, Emilie Hache, Karin Harrasser, Antoine Hennion, François Hers, Éric Hold, Christian Joschke, John Kelsey, Joseph Leo Koerner, Denis Laborde, Bruno Latour, Frédéric Lordon, Dimitri Lorrain, Neil McWilliam, Christine Mehring, Fabian Muniesa, Alexander Nagel, Emmanuel Négrier, Krzysztof Pomian, Anne Pontégnie, Nicolas Prignot, Bernd Roeck, Armin Schäfer, Meyer Shapiro, Thomas Schlesser, Henning Schmidgen, Isabelle Stengers, Yoann Van Parys, Martin Warnke, Joëlle Zask.