traduci eng: Dimensions: 32.5 x 23.5
Pages: 248
Softcover

Mousse is a contemporary art magazine founded in 2006 and published four times a year.
Its pages feature interviews, conversations, and essays by some of the most important figures in international criticism, the visual arts, and contemporary curating, alongside a series of regular columns.

In this issue of *Mousse*, the theme of performativity is explored. Performative action is a concept deeply intertwined with power, language, and public action. As Hannah Arendt reminds us, the public sphere is not a static space, but one that only exists to the extent that it is activated by discourse and action. It is here that power takes shape, through acts that not only communicate but also transform reality itself.

Amelia Jones, reflecting on the thoughts of Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, explores what it means today to talk about performativity in a historical moment when political language seems to have lost its meaning. The very use of this term has evolved over time, shifting from being a force for change to a depowered concept, drawn into a vortex of academic and political discourses that often diminish its effectiveness.

Re-thinking performativity today means asking whether language and action can still have a concrete impact on reality. If power emerges from its performance, can we reclaim this dynamic to counter abuses and reaffirm the value of public discourse? Perhaps, by answering this question, we can rediscover the transformative power of words and actions, giving new meaning to a concept that, over time, has risked dissolving into emptiness.