The End of Art -- New Edition

Author: (American) Danto, translated by Ouyang Ying
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Mr. Danto's views provide 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 fluent style and a convincing theorist. The arguments in this book are coherent, not only understandable to the general critical reader but also valuable to 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 against art launched by philosophy. 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 continuous self-revolutionary demand for art has now disappeared. Reading this book is like reading an independent philosophical history.