Making Theory/Constructing Art

Making Theory/Constructing Art PDF Author: Daniel Alan Herwitz
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226328928
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 374

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Book 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-François Lyotard, Jean Baudrillard, and Andy Warhol.