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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-Francois Lyotard, Jean Baudrillard, and Andy Warhol.

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List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: What We Have Inherited Pt. I: Studies in Avant-Garde Art 1: Setting the Stage: Arthur Danto's Reading of the Avant-Garde 2: Constructivism's Descartes 3: Constructivism's Utopian Game with Theory 4: Mondrian's Plato 5: John Cage Pt. 2: The Legacy of the Avant-Garde 6: Reading Arthur Danto's Theory 7: Reading Arthur Danto's Reading of the Object 8: Andy Warhol without Theory 9: The Uses of Theory in the Contemporary Artworld Notes Index

Making Theory Constructing Art On the Authority

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      Publisher The University of Chicago Press
      Published 11 January 1993
      ISBN-13 9780226328911
      978-0226328911
      ISBN-10 0226328910
      Also in:
      Art & Photography History of art Theory of art

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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-Francois Lyotard, Jean Baudrillard, and Andy Warhol.

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: What We Have Inherited Pt. I: Studies in Avant-Garde Art 1: Setting the Stage: Arthur Danto's Reading of the Avant-Garde 2: Constructivism's Descartes 3: Constructivism's Utopian Game with Theory 4: Mondrian's Plato 5: John Cage Pt. 2: The Legacy of the Avant-Garde 6: Reading Arthur Danto's Theory 7: Reading Arthur Danto's Reading of the Object 8: Andy Warhol without Theory 9: The Uses of Theory in the Contemporary Artworld Notes Index

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