24! Fragen an die Konkrete Gegenwart

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As precise as Concrete Art may be, there is, however, no precise record of the exact birth of its name. While the term was officially and verifiably introduced into art theory in 1930 with the publication of Theo van Doesburg's manifesto of the same name, there is a second, much less precise date of birth in 1924. According to tradition, van Doesburg was already using the term for his own works in this year, i.e. he had already formulated it linguistically at this time.
This quasi-unofficial birth year of Concrete Art, which will mark its 100th anniversary in 2024, provides a suitable opportunity - despite its vague verifiability - to ask questions of a very fundamental nature about the long-established art movement and its not entirely uncontroversial name: How current and on the pulse of our time is Concrete Art? How intensively and with what intention are its principles (still) "lived" today? And how do contemporary artists view the sense of mission of those artistic precursors who attempted to precisely define and propagate this art movement in its early years, particularly in the form of manifestos?

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