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The aesthetic function of art /

"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." "Functioning initially on the fu...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Iseminger, Gary
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2004.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Art and the aesthetic
  • Traditional aestheticism
  • A new aestheticism
  • Aesthetic communication
  • The artworld and the practice of art
  • The artifactual concept of function
  • Art as an aesthetic practice
  • Artistic value as aesthetic.