Art and Its Time: Theories and Practices of Modern Aesthetics Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Art and Its Time: Theories and Practices of Modern Aesthetics Book

Art and Its Time is an exciting exploration of the growing and important role that art plays in our lives. Paul Mattick takes the question "What is art?" as a starting point for a discussion of the historical nature of art and its evolution. He argues that the way in which we view art is a phenomenon of modern society and its social order, and one that has fast become an emblem of society. It is only in the 18th century that we see the exaltation of art through the rise of museums, today sites of mass pilgrimage and focal to modern activity. Mattick also closely explores the actual art of our time and the reaction it often generates: "why is this art?" and examines the meaning of art to the social order. Most importantly he asks what meanings can art have and to whom in the present order.Read More

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  • 0415239214
  • 9780415239219
  • Paul Mattick
  • 6 March 2003
  • Routledge
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 192
  • 1
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