Encounters & reflections : art in the historical present / Arthur C. Danto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Danto, Arthur C., 1924-2013.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Modern--20th century.

Art, Modern.

Physical Description:

355 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Encounters and reflections.

Place of Publication:

New York : Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1990.

Summary:

Since 1984, when he became art critic for The Nation, Arthur C. Danto, one of America's most inventive and influential philosophers, has also emerged as one of our most important critics of art. As an essayist, Danto's style is at once rigorous, incisive, and playful. Encounters and Reflections brings together many of his recent critical writings -- on artists such as Andy Warhol, David Hockney, and Robert Mapple-thorpe; and on the significance of issues like the masterpiece and the museum. The result is a spirited brief from the front lines of current aesthetic and philosophical debate.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0374148198

OCLC:

20453824