The Aesthetic Function of Art
How can we understand art and its impact? Gary Iseminger argues that the function of the practice of art and the informal institution of the artworld is to promote aesthetic communication. He concludes that the fundamental criteria for evaluating a work of art as a work of art are aesthetic. After c...
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Ithaca :
Cornell University Press,
2018.
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover; THE AESTHETIC FUNCTION OF ART; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Preface; INTRODUCTION Art and the Aesthetic; CHAPTER ONE Traditional Aestheticism; CHAPTER TWO A New Aestheticism; CHAPTER THREE Aesthetic Communication; CHAPTER FOUR The Artworld and Practice of Art; CHAPTER FIVE The Artifactual Concept of Function; CHAPTER SIX Art as an Aesthetic Practice; CHAPTER SEVEN Artistic Value as Aesthetic; EPILOGUE The End of Art?; References; Index.