摘要:The article is devoted to the analysis of a role of K. Malevich in the history and art philosophies. In article the author proceeds from situation that art arises not when there was a word «art», and since a late paleolith, from Lascaux Cave. Art can't be described in terms of evolution, development. Art is always creativity, connection imagined and real. If it goes beyond the limits, stops being art, as in a case with «Ready-made». Distinctive feature of the modern art consists that it addresses for justification of the existence to philosophy. In article the conclusion that art exists is drawn in order that in one case to realize the art tasks, and in this case art exists for art. And in other case its task is such impact on the viewer which would allow to transfer it from one emotional state to another. In article art is opposed to culture. The culture normalizes creativity process. Art breaks the established norms and rules. The author of article emphasizes a revolutionary role of Malevich in the history of art. Revolution consists that the principle of repetition and imitation in art was replaced with it the principle of creativity new.