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Very Short Introductions: Book 83
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In today's art world many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. In this Very Short Introduction, 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,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Wagner: Add a description of this character.
- Baudrillard
- Serrano
- John Dewey
- Mcluhan
- Arthur Danto
- Goya
- Freud
- Benjamin
- Lippard
- Medea
- Leonardo
- Van Gogh
- Goodman
- Picasso
- Hume
- Aristotle
- Haacke
- Jackson Pollock
- Mona Lisa
- Velazquez
- Damien Hirst
- Nochlin
- Tolstoy
- Janson
- Kant
- David
- Andy Warhol
- Aquinas
- Rosa Bonheur
- Cindy Sherman
- Bacon
First Sentence edit
On one morning at our American Society for Aesthetics conference, a small group of people straggled into a room at 9 a.m., to be jolted awake by slides and videos on 'The Aesthetics of Blood in Contemporary Art'.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 83 of 349 in Very Short Introductions. (publisher series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Cynthia A. Freeland (Author)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 701
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