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The Power of Art (Paperback)
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The Power of Art (Paperback)
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We live in an era of aesthetics. Art has become both pervasive and
powerful - it is displayed not only in museums and galleries but
also on the walls of corporations and it is increasingly fused with
design. But what makes art so powerful, and in what does its power
consist? According to a widespread view, the power of art - its
beauty - lies in the eye of the beholder. What counts as art
appears to be a function of individual acts of evaluation supported
by powerful institutions. On this account, the power of art stems
from a force that is not itself aesthetic, such as the art market
and the financial power of speculators. Art expresses, in a
disguised form, the power of something else - like money - that
lies behind it. In one word, art has lost its autonomy. In this
short book, Markus Gabriel rejects this view. He argues that art is
essentially uncontrollable. It is in the nature of the work of art
to be autonomous to such a degree that the art world will never
manage to overpower it. Ever since the cave paintings of Lascaux,
art has taken hold of the human mind and implemented itself in our
very being. Thanks to the emergence of art we became human beings,
that is, beings who lead their lives in light of an image of the
human being and its position in the world and in relation to other
species. Due to its structural, ontological power, art itself is
and remains radically autonomous. Yet, this power is highly
ambiguous, as we cannot control its unfolding. In this book, a
leading proponent of New Realism applies this philosophical
perspective to art to create a new aesthetic realism.
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Imprint: |
Polity Press
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
June 2020 |
Authors: |
M Gabriel
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Dimensions: |
190 x 124 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
100 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5095-4097-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Philosophy >
General
Books >
Philosophy >
General
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LSN: |
1-5095-4097-0 |
Barcode: |
9781509540976 |
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