In contemporary (Western) institutional art systems, There is a nuance that occurs in the gallery/museum setting in which the works displayed are positioned in a limbo state which hints of death by way of the works represented being absent of the actual artist (performance art excluded) The artist could be dead or alive but the frozen product is left behind to be consumed by the living. Works by a living artist can be displayed along side work done by a deceased artist with the result being: The deceased artist is resurrected and the living artist is put to death, in a sense. Death is a major factor in any culture or time.
