The starting point and pivot holding the article together is an attempt to explain what the enigmatic “something more” means as an expression of theorists’ expectations of discourse. The words that constitute the leitmotif, taken from Michel Foucault’s theory and repeated by Mieke Bal, perform the role of “miniature theory” in the text, in the meaning assigned to the concepts by the Dutch scholar. The author of the article tries to interpret their meanings in the context of the foregoing conceptions, and compares semiotic and phenomenological approaches. The research tool that she uses is Pierre Bourdieu’s theories of art rules and the art field as well as the proposals of contemporary German theorists: Andreas Reckwitz, Dieter Mersch and Stephanie Schmidt. Following Grzegorz Sztabiński, she recalls the problem of distinguishing theory from discourse and ponders the validity of this distinction, and the con- sequences of the proposition that discourses are only forms of expression for theory. Changes taking place in discourses are analyzed as the result of transformations in the late modern society, defined by Reckwitz as singularism. Guiding discourses towards “something more” than denoting the states of things changes their function and allows speaking of the “effect of truth”, “effect of meaning”, current “use of work”, performative power of concepts and embodiment of the language of art. Expecta-tions of “something more” have always focused on the problem of identity and disproportion of heterogenic discourses. In the conclusion, the “something more” of discourse is shown as the contemporary form of metaphysical questions asked from the perspective of philosophy of finiteness.

Teresa Pękala

Art Inqiuiry

The journal has been published annually since 1999. The articles are mainly in English, although other major languages have also been sporadically represented. Every article is accompanied by abstracts in English and Polish.  The publication is devoted to the theoretical and historical aspects of fine arts, film, audiovisual arts, theatre, and music. The successive volumes of monographic character have dealt e.g. with the subjects of globalization in art, cyberculture, re-definition of the artist, post-humanism, new communities in art, artistic ‘allergies’, performative aspects of art, etc. The Polish and international authors contribute to the scholarly knowledge in their respective fields or point out new areas of research.

The journal "Art Inquiry" has been published annually since 1999. The articles are primarily written in English, although other major languages are occasionally represented. Each article is accompanied by abstracts in both English and Polish. This publication is dedicated to the theoretical and historical aspects of fine arts, film, audiovisual arts, theatre, and music. Successive volumes of a monographic nature have addressed topics such as globalization in art, cyberculture, the redefinition of the artist, post-humanism, new communities in art, artistic 'allergies', and the performative aspects of art. Both Polish and international authors contribute to scholarly knowledge in their respective fields and highlight new areas of research.

《Art Inquiry》期刊自1999年起每年出版一次。文章主要以英语撰写，虽然其他主要语言也偶尔出现。每篇文章均附有英文和波兰文的摘要。该期刊专注于美术、电影、视听艺术、戏剧和音乐的理论与历史方面。历届的专辑卷涉及了艺术中的全球化、网络文化、艺术家的重新定义、后人类主义、艺术中的新社区、艺术的“过敏”现象、艺术的表演性等主题。波兰及国际作者为各自领域的学术知识做出了贡献，并指出了新的研究领域。

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