The monograph is a kind of study on topical problems of modern aesthetics and philosophy of art, written by leading experts in this field in the epistolary genre, reviving the traditions of living scientific discussions. Central to it are fundamental questions about the place of aesthetics in the modern world, the subject of aesthetics, high art, modern art practices, metaphysical and existential aspects of aesthetics and art. Is the modern art crisis a consequence of man-made civilization? Is it global and does it not mark the end of Culture as the bearer of the spiritual principle? In what respect are classics, nonclassics, postnonclassics in the field of aesthetic consciousness today? Are full-fledged aesthetic experiences and genuine religious faith possible in a globalizing world? What are the connections between art and esoteric levels of consciousness? Regarding these issues, there is a heated discussion on the pages of the book, the authors of which also thoroughly and comprehensively consider such topics as the boundaries of art, phases of aesthetic perception, dialectics of art form, aesthetic antinomics, hermeticism and hermeneutics of art, redundancy and minimalism in art. The most representative artistic phenomena in world and domestic culture, in the fields of painting, theater, cinema, literature are analyzed and discussed; digital and virtual trends in the current art movement. The very debatable form of research does not allow making unambiguous, authoritarian conclusions on the issues discussed, revealing a variety of scientific positions.