Contemporary art in the context of the methodology of complex human research (based on the materials of the international scientific and practical conference “Contemporary art: development, education, environment”, plenary and sectional reports)

The authors consider the phenomenon of contemporary art as an interdisciplinary scientific problem, which was discussed at a conference in Samara from September 17 to 20, 2019. The program of the scientific event, the main directions of work, and information about participants are described. The content of the reports is presented, the main trends in the study of developing, educational, environmental, social-consolidating opportunities of contemporary art are noted. An interdisciplinary methodological approach to the use of works by contemporary authors, new means of expression, materials and art technologies in solving urgent problems of higher education, training teachers in accordance with the requirements of state standards is outlined. Based on the scientific results of the conference, information gaps of the problem were identified, corresponding to the ways of searching for new knowledge.