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But is it Art?
Cynthia Freeland
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Description for But is it Art?
Paperback. In today's art world many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. In this book, Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy and art theory with examples. She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, museums, sex, and politics. Num Pages: 254 pages, 8 pp. colour plates, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 260.
In today's art world many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. In this book, Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy and art theory with many fascinating examples. She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, museums, sex, and politics, clarifying contemporary and historical accounts of the nature, function, and interpretation of the arts. Freeland also propels us into the future by surveying cutting-edge web sites, along with the latest research on the brain's role in perceiving art. This clear, provocative book engages with the big debates surrounding our responses to art and is an invaluable introduction to anyone interested in thinking about art.
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Weight
265g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192853677
SKU
V9780192853677
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About Cynthia Freeland
Cynthia A. Freeland is professor of philosophy at the University of Houston. She has published on topics in the philosophy of art and film, ancient Greek philosophy, and feminist theory. She is also author of The Naked and the Undead: Evil and the Appeal of Horror (1999) and co-editor of Philosophy and Film (1995).
Reviews for But is it Art?
Review from previous edition So many of the questions that define us as a culture have been raised through and by the art of recent decades, that without coming to terms with our art, we can scarcely understand ourselves. Cynthia Freeland has written a very smart book, in which high philosophical intelligence is applied to difficult questions raised by real works of art. It immediately situates the reader where thought and action meet, and since the issues are inescapable, it should be required reading for everyone. 'I know of no work that moves so swiftly and with so sure a footing through the battle zones of art and society today.'
Arthur C. Danto, Columbia University, author of After the end of art
This pocket potboiler provides some answers, a lot of questions and plenty of entertainment along the way
TNT Magazine 25/03/2002
this is a pacy and readable introduction to art history
Independent on Sunday 10/03/2002
admirable for its scope, compactness and exceptional clarity. Reader-friendly and thought-provoking
The Independent, 23/02/2002
a book of simplicity and clarity that may well come to rival John Berger's Ways of Seeing as a reader's digest of the rubric of theories that make up contemporary art criticism . . . This is a valuable book for anyone perplexed by the arcane theorising of contemporary art
Sue Hubbard, The Independent 14/03/01
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Arthur C. Danto, Columbia University, author of After the end of art
This pocket potboiler provides some answers, a lot of questions and plenty of entertainment along the way
TNT Magazine 25/03/2002
this is a pacy and readable introduction to art history
Independent on Sunday 10/03/2002
admirable for its scope, compactness and exceptional clarity. Reader-friendly and thought-provoking
The Independent, 23/02/2002
a book of simplicity and clarity that may well come to rival John Berger's Ways of Seeing as a reader's digest of the rubric of theories that make up contemporary art criticism . . . This is a valuable book for anyone perplexed by the arcane theorising of contemporary art
Sue Hubbard, The Independent 14/03/01
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