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Art theory : a very short introduction / Cynthia Freeland.

By: Series: Very short introductions ; 83.Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003, c2001.Description: 158 p. : ill., ports. ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 0192804634
  • 9780192804631
Uniform titles:
  • But is it art?
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Contents:
Blood and beauty -- Paradigms and purposes -- Cultural crossings -- Money markets, museums -- Gender, genius, and Guerrilla Girls -- Cognition, creation, comprehension -- Digitizing and disseminating.
Summary: Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy and art theory with many examples. She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money museums, sex and politics, clarifying accounts of the nature function and interpretation of the arts.
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Book Book CGLAS Library Blue 701 FRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 08504

Originally published as: But is it art? 2001.

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Blood and beauty -- Paradigms and purposes -- Cultural crossings -- Money markets, museums -- Gender, genius, and Guerrilla Girls -- Cognition, creation, comprehension -- Digitizing and disseminating.

Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy and art theory with many examples. She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money museums, sex and politics, clarifying accounts of the nature function and interpretation of the arts.