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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Danto, Arthur Coleman (1924-2013)
Titre(s) : What art is [Texte imprimé] / Arthur C. Danto
Publication : New Haven (Conn.) : Yale university press, cop. 2013
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XII-174 p.) ; 21 cm
Comprend : Wakeful dreams ; Restoration and meaning ; The body in philosophy and art ; The
end of the contest: the paragone between painting and photography ; Kant and the
work of art ; The future of aesthetics.
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 157-159. Index
"What is it to be a work of art? Renowned author and critic Arthur C. Danto addresses
this fundamental, complex question. Part philosophical monograph and part memoiristic
meditation, What Art Is challenges the popular interpretation that art is an indefinable
concept, instead bringing to light the properties that constitute universal meaning.
Danto argues that despite varied approaches, a work of art is always defined by two
essential criteria: meaning and embodiment, as well as one additional criterion contributed
by the viewer: interpretation. Danto crafts his argument in an accessible manner that
engages with both philosophy and art across genres and eras, beginning with Plato's
definition of art in The Republic, and continuing through the progress of art as a
series of discoveries, including such innovations as perspective, chiaroscuro, and
physiognomy. Danto concludes with a fascinating discussion of Andy Warhol's famous
shipping cartons, which are visually indistinguishable from the everyday objects they
represent. Throughout, Danto considers the contributions of philosophers including
Descartes, Kant, and Hegel, and artists from Michelangelo and Poussin to Duchamp and
Warhol, in this far-reaching examination of the interconnectivity and universality
of aesthetic production."--Publisher's website
Sujet(s) : Art -- Philosophie
Indice(s) Dewey :
700.1 (23e éd.) = Arts - Philosophie et théorie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780300174878 (hard cover) (alk. paper). - ISBN 030017487X (hard cover) (alk.
paper)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43647145p
Notice n° :
FRBNF43647145
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