Feicology: functions and types of counterfactual artistic practices

Abstract

The article explores the topic of counterfactual artistic practices of the XX — beginning of XXI centuries. One of its main goals is to elaborate the first counterfactual classification by functions and types based on Ukrainian and international art projects. There are full characteristics of each of the functions and description of the most relevant and actual projects concerning the topic. The author introduces the very new term «fakelogy» which describes a fictitious science that researches counterfactual practices, its methods and strategies in the contemporary art domain.