Making Theory/Constructing Art: On the Authority of the Avant-Garde [Hardcover]

Daniel Herwitz (Author)

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Hardcover: 370 pages
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press; 1 edition (Nov 1 1993)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0226328910
ISBN-13: 978-0226328911
Product Dimensions: 2.3 x 1.6 x 0.3 cm
Shipping Weight: 635 g

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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-François Lyotard, Jean Baudrillard, and Andy Warhol.

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Let us begin by sketching Danto's reading of the avant-garde, for it will serve as a challenge to our own reading. Read the first page

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