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Aesthetics, disinterestedness, and effectiveness in political art / Maria Alina Asavei.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Asavei, Maria Alina, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Political-critical art and the aesthetic
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art--Political aspects.
- Art.
- Aesthetics--Political aspects.
- Aesthetics.
- political art.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (195 pages)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2018.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2018]
- Summary:
- This book's main claim is that political art should not disregard questions of aesthetic reception and value. It argues that some neglected aspects of traditional aesthetics actually enhance the relationship between art and politics more than contemporary art theorists are keen to admit.
- Contents:
- Contents
- Introduction: is political art at odds with the aesthetic
- Political art : a conceptual clarification
- Political-critical art and the aesthetic
- Revisiting disinterestedness in political art's apprehension
- Beauty and political art
- The effectiveness question : is critical art politically effective?
- Conclusion: on theorizing political art and the aesthetic
- Bibliography.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-66698-350-0
- 1-4985-6680-4
- OCLC:
- 1046990177
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