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Fundación María Cristina Masaveu Peterson is the publisher of La cultura visual del siglo XXI y sus ecos en Asturias by Ángel Antonio Rodríguez Martín, in which the author revises and expands on his PhD thesis to offer a critical survey of the evolution of contemporary art in the final decade of the twentieth century and first two decades of the twenty-first.

This work analyses the transformations in recent visual culture from a broad, multidisciplinary perspective, examining image-based communication phenomena and their impact on social development. Drawing on extensive research and a study of over one hundred artists, the author charts the contemporary art circuit and how it is connected to the world, Spain and Asturias.

The book addresses topics that are key to understanding the art of recent decades: interactions between different generations of artists, the evolution of the art, market, the management of new cultural infrastructures, and the connection between institutional projects and their real impact on local communities. The result is a critical map of the stakeholders, resources and narratives that have defined the artistic culture of our time.

Written from a contextualised analytical perspective and attuned to social and technological changes, La cultura visual del siglo XXI y sus ecos en Asturias is a seminal reference for researchers, professionals, cultural managers and readers interested in the defining aspects of contemporary art.