Nasonova K. The phenomenon of authorship in Western Europe artistic culture of ХХ с

The object of the research is the phenomenon of authorship in culture. The cultural aspects of authorship in Western Europe artistic culture of ХХ с. are investigated. The phenomenon of authorship in culture described as a contrariety of individual unique artistic act — resulting in creation of new pieces of art — and «overindividual» - cultural transmission by means of which objectivized artistic contributions lose uniqueness and become new beings. Consideration is also paid to the functioning of authorship in the modern information culture space, which causing of appearance of computer technology and virtual space. The field of knowledge is culturology, theory and history of culture.