The third millennium, which has challenged the myths of cultural history, has brought the deep-seated contradictions of our social self-awareness to the surface, compelling an ever mor e distinctive artistic response. This process, which leads artists to the bor derline between old and new, begins with doubt, an enduring scepticism that pervades every phase of artistic creation beyond mere formal elements. It brings into doubt not only our dai ly existence but increasingly questions itself and art as a whole, steering its course towar ds the ideas behind the visible.