Making theory/constructing art : on the authority of the avant-garde
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Making theory/constructing art : on the authority of the avant-garde
University of Chicago Press, 1993
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- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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: cloth ISBN 9780226328911
Description
Artists and critics regularly enlist theory in the creation and assessment of artworks, but few have scrutinized the art theories themselves. Here, Daniel examines and critiques the norms, assumptions, historical conditions, and institutions that have framed the development and uses of art theory. Spurred by the theoretical claims of Arthur Danto, a leader in the philosophy of the avant-garde, Herwitz reexamines the art and theory of major figures in the avant-garde movement including John Cage, Jean-Francois Lyotard, Jean Baudrillard, and Andy Warhol.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: What We Have Inherited Pt. I: Studies in Avant-Garde Art 1: Setting the Stage: Arthur Danto's Reading of the Avant-Garde 2: Constructivism's Descartes 3: Constructivism's Utopian Game with Theory 4: Mondrian's Plato 5: John Cage Pt. 2: The Legacy of the Avant-Garde 6: Reading Arthur Danto's Theory 7: Reading Arthur Danto's Reading of the Object 8: Andy Warhol without Theory 9: The Uses of Theory in the Contemporary Artworld Notes Index
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: pbk ISBN 9780226328928
Description
This text examines and critiques the norms, assumptions, historical conditions, and institutions that have framed the development and uses of art theory. Spurred by the theoretical claims of Arthur Danto, a leader in the philosophy of the avant-garde, Herwitz re-examines the art and theory of major figures in the avant-garde movement including John Cage, Jean-Francois Lyotard, Jean Baudrillard and Andy Warhol.
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