Description
Book SynopsisFrom the 1990s until just before his death, the legendary art critic and philosopher Arthur C. Danto carried out extended conversations about contemporary art with the prominent Italian critic Demetrio Paparoni.
Art and Posthistory presents these rich dialogues and correspondence, testifying to the ongoing importance of Danto’s ideas.
Trade ReviewThis book's dialogue between the greatest American philosopher of art and his distinguished Italian colleague presents a great deal of previously unpublished information, much of the highest value. You will find here vital details about the aesthetic theory and art criticism of Arthur Danto. -- David Carrier, author of
Proust/Warhol: Analytical Philosophy of ArtThe book is best for those who are Danto ‘completionists’ and those interested in Danto on philosophy of art qua art criticism. The preliminary essays are the most philosophically bountiful. * British Journal of Aesthetics *
Serve[s] as an effective introduction to Danto’s work for those unfamiliar with it and a fine coda to his career for the more well-versed reader. * European Legacy *
Table of ContentsForeword, by Barry Schwabsky
Preface
In Judy’s Bedroom
1. History and Posthistory (1995)
2. Style, Narration, and Posthistory (1998)
3. The Angelic vs. the Monstrous (1998)
4. Art Criticism as Analytic Philosophy (2012)
Notes
Index
