Relational Aesthetics
關係美學

Relational art or relational aesthetics is a mode or tendency in fine art practice originally observed and highlighted by French art critic Nicolas Bourriaud. Bourriaud defined the approach as “a set of artistic practices which take as their theoretical and practical point of departure the whole of human relations and their social context, rather than an independent and private space.” The artist can be more accurately viewed as the “catalyst” in relational art, rather than being at the centre.

關係美學又被稱作關係藝術，是美術實踐上所呈現的一種模式或者趨勢，最早發現並提出者為法國藝術評論家尼可拉·布西歐。布希歐認為關係美學並非獨立的私人空間，而是在理論或者實踐上，從整體人類關係和社會背景發展的藝術實踐模式。這時藝術家應當被視為呈現關係美學的「催化劑」，而非整個藝術概念的中心。