This book explores the place of art in the modern world, but
instead of asking what art is, it begins with the question of art's
appeal in modernity. Why is the appellation 'art' so desired for
movies, food, and fashion, for example? Why is there the assumption
of esteem when someone calls themselves an 'artist'? On the other
hand, why is modern art so often seen as, at best, difficult and,
at worst, not, in fact, art? Engaging with a broad range of theory,
the author draws on the thought of Max Weber to offer an account of
art's widespread appeal in terms of its constituting a
self-contained value-sphere of meaning, which provides a feeling of
tremendous salvation from the senseless routines of modern life. In
this way, major theories on aesthetics in philosophy and sociology
- including those of Kant, Hegel, Adorno and Bourdieu - are
critically recast and incorporated into an overall explanation, and
fundamental questions concerning the relation of art to politics
and ethics are given innovative answers. A fresh examination of the
development of the aesthetic sphere that shows how art came to be
regarded as one of the last bastions of freedom and the highest
human achievement, and, also, how it became increasingly isolated
from the rest of society, The Appeal of Art in Modernity will
appeal to scholars of philosophy, social theory, and sociology with
interests in art, modernity, and Weber.
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