What Art Is

Arthur C. Danto

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Yale University
15 April 2014

Art & Architecture; Theory of art; Art styles not defined by date

A lively meditation on the nature of art by one of America's most celebrated art critics

What is it to be a work of art? Renowned author and critic Arthur C. Danto addresses this fundamental, complex question. Part philosophical monograph and part memoiristic meditation, What Art Is challenges the popular interpretation that art is an indefinable concept, instead bringing to light the properties that constitute universal meaning. Danto argues that despite varied approaches, a work of art is always defined by two essential criteria: meaning and embodiment, as well as one additional criterion contributed by the viewer: interpretation. Danto crafts his argument in an accessible manner that engages with both philosophy and art across genres and eras, beginning with Plato’s definition of art in The Republic, and continuing through the progress of art as a series of discoveries, including such innovations as perspective, chiaroscuro, and physiognomy. Danto concludes with a fascinating discussion of Andy Warhol’s famous shipping cartons, which are visually indistinguishable from the everyday objects they represent.

Throughout, Danto considers the contributions of philosophers including Descartes, Kant, and Hegel, and artists from Michelangelo and Poussin to Duchamp and Warhol, in this far-reaching examination of the interconnectivity and universality of aesthetic production.

By: Arthur C. Danto
Imprint: Yale University
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 1mm
Weight: 172g
ISBN: 9780300205718
ISBN 10: 0300205716
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 15 April 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Arthur C. Danto is Johnsonian Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Columbia University and former art critic for The Nation. He is the author of numerous books, including Andy Warhol (Yale), Unnatural Wonders: Essays from the Gap Between Art and Life, and After the End of Art.

Reviews for What Art Is

'Danto was and remains the high priest of pluralism, and arch-critic of the view that art has a distinctive essence.' (A. C. Grayling, Financial Times) 'Arthur Danto is America's leading philosopher of art: deeply knowledgeable, clear sighted, adventurous.' (Richard Sennett, author of The Craftsman) 'Danto is an elegant and erudite writer, and his sentences go down smoothly.' (Deborah Solomon, New York Times Book Review)

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