The End of Art

Author: Dan Tong Ouyang Ying
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Mr. Danto's perspective offers an important correction to naive formalism and the recently emerging "structural analysis of art." The significance of the issues raised in the book is a mark of its importance. — The New York Times Book Review Danto is a writer with a fluid style and a convincing theorist. The arguments in this book are coherent, not only understandable for the general reader with a critical consciousness but also valuable for students and scholars of philosophy and art. — Library Journal Danto's critical writings—wise and elegant—are always a pleasure to read. — The Philosophical Review The writing of this book originated from two movements launched by philosophy that sought to deprive art of its status. The author attempts to explain themes related to art and interpretation, art and philosophy, and art and historical consciousness, with the purpose of demonstrating that we have entered a post-historical era where the constant need for art to revolutionize itself has now disappeared. Reading this book is like reading an independent history of philosophy.