Cultural Hybridity in Conceptual Art: An Educational Study According to Cultural Criticism

Abstract

Cultural hybridization is a key phenomenon in contemporary artistic discourse, allowing the integration of diverse styles, forms, and symbols within a single artwork to generate new meanings that transcend traditional identity and local culture. In conceptual art, hybridization functions as an expressive tool that reformulates ideas through the interaction between the local and the global, authenticity and appropriation, granting artworks a critical and reflective dimension. This study examines cultural hybridization in conceptual art as an educational study rooted in cultural criticism, addressing methodological, conceptual, and artistic frameworks. It explores cultural hybridization conceptually, focuses on conceptual art, and discusses cultural criticism alongside research procedures. The findings reveal contemporary human and social issues such as marginalization, loss of identity, symbolic violence, and psychological disturbances—expressed through familiar visual elements recontextualized with new meanings. The study concludes with recommendations and proposals that enhance understanding of the role of hybridization in contemporary conceptual art.