{"product_id":"revealing-art-9780415278546","title":"Revealing Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy does art matter to us, and what makes it good? Why is the role of imagination so important in art? Illustrated with carefully chosen colour and black-and-white plates of examples from Michaelangelo to Matisse and Poussin to Pollock, \u003cem\u003eRevealing Art\u003c\/em\u003e takes us on a compelling and provocative journey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKieran explores some of the most important questions we can ask ourselves about art: how can art inspire us or disgust us? Is artistic judgement simply a matter of taste? Can art be immoral or obscene, and should it be censored? He brings such abstract issues to life with fascinating discussions of individual paintings, photographs and sculptures, such as Michelangelo's \u003cem\u003ePieta\u003c\/em\u003e, Andres Serrano's \u003cem\u003ePiss Christ\u003c\/em\u003e and Francis Bacon's powerful paintings of the Pope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe also suggests some answers to problems that any one in an art gallery or museum is likely to ask themselves: what is a beautiful work of art? and can art really reveal something true about our own nature?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRevealing Art \u003c\/em\u003eis ideal for anyone interested in debates about art today, or who has simply stood in front of a painting and felt baffled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A fine discussion of one of the most important topics in aesthetics: the value of art. Its arguments and conclusions are both original and accessible to a broad audience.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eRobert Stecker, author of Artworks: Meaning, Definition, Value\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Matthew Kieran offers an urbane, broad-minded, humanistic vision of the enduring values of art from Poissin to Matisse, to conceptualism, delighting in the multi-facetedness of art and quietly admonishing those with moralistic or fashion-driven prejudices.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003ePeter LeMarque, author of Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Kieran has a particularly useful chapter on art and morality ...'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eAnna James, Financial Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e' ... the arguments set out in this even-handed and intelligent book provide welcome clarification of a subject which all too often falls prey to muddled and prejudiced thinking.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eThe Art Newspaper\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'This is a handsomely produced volume. It has a compact size that easily fits into a coat pocket. Its paper is heavy and glossy. Best of all it contains numerous illustrations, many in colour, so that one can often see what Kieran is talking about in his numerous examples.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003e Robert Stecker, The British Journal of Aesthetics\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'...the arguments set out in this even-handed and intelligent book provide welcome clarification of a subject which all too often falls prey to muddled and prejudiced thinking.'\u003c\/strong\u003e -\u003cem\u003e The Art Newspaper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'...\u003cstrong\u003eKieran is a philosopher with the nerve of an art critic, who, in the manner of Arthur Danto, comfortably exchanges his roles...\u003cem\u003eRevealing Art\u003c\/em\u003e brings forth with vivid detail the durable effects of artworks and makes strong case for the power and complexity of art'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eJournal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003e...a model of how to write analytical philosophy in a plain and accessible style without sacrificing philosophical precision or a winning literary style. It will be accessible, interesting and stimulating to undergraduates and teachers within a number of disciplines and indeed to a general reader with a curiosity in why we value art. Many basic and complex positions are explained, defended and criticised so that any reader will be prepared for further discussion of individual positions with a sound basis of their attractions and pitfalls. I would recommend this book to anyone, and especially to those with an interest and knowledge of visual art but less immersion in the philosophical literature that surrounds them.'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eJournal of Visual Art Practice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Revealing Art\u003c\/em\u003e is a lively exploration of questions concerning value in art. Matthew Kieran presents a series of engaging arguments illuminated by examples drawn from across the history of European visual art, from the Roettgen Pietà to Poussin's \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eAdoration of the Golden Calf\u003c\/em\u003e to Gillian Wearing's \u003cem\u003eSigns\u003c\/em\u003e series... As a result, the book will have something to offer to specialists and non-specialists alike\u003c\/strong\u003e.' - \u003cem\u003eNotre Dame Philosophical Reviews \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1. Is Art Sacred? 2. Beauty Resurrected 3. Revealing Art 4. Art and Morality 5. 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