In the twentieth century, avant-garde movements have pushed the
concept of art far beyond its traditional boundaries. In this
dynamical process of constant renewal the prestige of thinking
about art as a legitimizing practice has come to the fore. So it is
hardly surprising that the past decades have been characterized by
a revival or even breakthrough of philosophy of art as a
discipline. However, the majority of books on aesthetics fail to
combine a systematical philosophical discourse with a real
exploration of art practice.
Thinking Art attempts to deal with this traditional shortcoming.
It is indeed not only an easily accessible and systematic account
of the classical, modern and postmodern theories of art, but also
concludes each chapter with an artista (TM)s studio in which the
practical relevance of the discussed theory is amply demonstrated
by concrete examples. Moreover, each chapter ends with a section on
further reading, in which all relevant literature is discussed in
detail.
Thinking Art provides its readers with a theoretical framework
that can be used to think about art from a variety of perspectives.
More particularly it shows how a fruitful cross-fertilization
between theory and practice can be created. This book can be used
as a handbook within departments of philosophy, history of art,
media and cultural studies, cultural history and, of course, within
art academies. Though the book explores theories of art from Plato
to Derrida it does not presuppose any acquaintance with philosophy
from its readers. It can thus be read also by artists, art critics,
museum directors and anyone interested in the meaning of art.
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