Cosmopolitan aesthetics: art in a global world

New social realities and changes in contemporary art are impacting our traditional ideas about aesthetics. Art, art markets and aesthetics now interact in ways that demand new forms of thought. 'Cosmopolitan Aesthetics' presents the first thorough account of the challenges facing aesthetic...

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Main Author: Herwitz, Daniel Alan 1955- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York ; Oxford ; New Delhi ; Sydney Bloomsbury Academic 2020
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:New social realities and changes in contemporary art are impacting our traditional ideas about aesthetics. Art, art markets and aesthetics now interact in ways that demand new forms of thought. 'Cosmopolitan Aesthetics' presents the first thorough account of the challenges facing aesthetics today, introducing the history that underpins them. This is an ideal starting point for anyone looking to better understand 21st century aesthetics and art. Not only does Daniel Herwitz show how aesthetics was born as a series of philosophical positions on taste, beauty and the sublime, he explains what a global world means for aesthetics
Physical Description:xiii, 218 Seiten Illustrationen 22 cm
ISBN:9781350075245
9781350075238

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