This article by Joshua Citarella, published on the "Do Not Research" Substack, examines how the end of neoliberal globalization is reshaping the contemporary art world. It argues that while contemporary art previously operated as a globalizing force linked to Western liberalism and free-market capitalism, rising geopolitical tensions are fragmenting this unified system. Consequently, the art world is shifting toward a multipolar order defined by distinct regional markets, localized censorship, and divergent cultural values.
We seem to be at the end of globalization.
