The Classification of Visual Art: A Philosophical Myth and Its HistoryThis book is an important and original contribution to the philosophy of art that bridges the disciplines of philosophy and art. It engages with a long-standing debate about what it is that bestows the designation "art" on an artwork. Tiffany Sutton shows how the history of art should influence the classification of visual art. She considers the various theories that have been put forward to define the nature of the artwork and then offers her own set of classificatory norms. |
Contents
Introduction 1478 | 7 |
Juxtapositionality in Art History | 17 |
The Framing Process | 59 |
The Case of Readymades | 70 |
Indiscernible Refinements | 84 |
Framing in ArtHistorical Perspective | 88 |
Theoretic Refinements | 115 |
Notes | 161 |
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The Classification of Visual Art: A Philosophical Myth and its History Tiffany Sutton No preview available - 2007 |
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