The Power of Art
We live in an era of aesthetics. Art has become both pervasive and powerful - it is displayed not only in museums and galleries but also on the walls of corporations and it is increasingly fused with design. But what makes art so powerful, and in what does its power consist?According to a widespread view, the power of art - its beauty - lies in the eye of the beholder. What counts as art appears to be a function of individual acts of evaluation supported by powerful institutions. On this account, the power of art stems from a force that is not itself aesthetic, such as the art market and the financial power of speculators. Art expresses, in a…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-5095-4098-3
- EAN: 9781509540983
- Produktnummer: 34566825
- Verlag: Wiley
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 100 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 153 KB
Über den Autor
Markus Gabriel holds the chair for Epistemology, Modern and Contemporary Philosophy at the University of Bonn and is also the Director of the International Center for Philosophy in Bonn.
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