Art in progress

Abstract

Aesthetic purpose is anticipatory by its nature. In their concrete action-painting, composing, writing, filming, dancing, etc.-individuals involved in aesthetic activities are driven by a goal (obviously projected into the future) that will eventually become an artifact or a performance. The experiment, "Inside Out-A Performance" (Anticipation and Art) took place in the context of a conference that examined anticipation across disciplines. Through the nature of the experiment, aesthetics became a test-bed for ideas pertaining to the expression of anticipation in action.