Art theory
Subtitle: a very short introduction
By: Cynthia Freeland.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
Subjects: Art -- Philosophy; Aesthetics
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographic references and index.
Originally published as: But is it art? 2001.