Philosophy And Conceptual Art

Author : Peter Goldie,Elisabeth Schellekens
Publisher : Clarendon Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007-03-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191536540

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Philosophy and Conceptual Art by Peter Goldie,Elisabeth Schellekens Pdf

The fourteen prominent analytic philosophers writing here engage with the cluster of philosophical questions raised by conceptual art. They address four broad questions: What kind of art is conceptual art? What follows from the fact that conceptual art does not aim to have aesthetic value? What knowledge or understanding can we gain from conceptual art? How ought we to appreciate conceptual art? Conceptual art, broadly understood by the contributors as beginning with Marcel Duchamp's ready-mades and as continuing beyond the 1970s to include some of today's contemporary art, is grounded in the notion that the artist's 'idea' is central to art, and, contrary to tradition, that the material work is by no means essential to the art as such. To use the words of the conceptual artist Sol LeWitt, 'In conceptual art the idea of the concept is the most important aspect of the work . . . and the execution is a perfunctory affair'. Given this so-called 'dematerialization' of the art object, the emphasis on cognitive value, and the frequent appeal to philosophy by many conceptual artists, there are many questions that are raised by conceptual art that should be of interest to analytic philosophers. Why, then, has so little work been done in this area? This volume is most probably the first collection of papers by analytic Anglo-American philosophers tackling these concerns head-on. Contributors Margaret Boden, Diarmuid Costello, Gregory Currie, David Davies, Peter Goldie, Robert Hopkins, Matthew Kieran, Peter Lamarque, Dominic McIver Lopes, Derek Matravers, Elisabeth Schellekens, Kathleen Stock, Carolyn Wilde, and the 'Art & Language' group.

Author : Peter Goldie,Elisabeth Schellekens
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-16
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781135234867

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Who's Afraid of Conceptual Art? by Peter Goldie,Elisabeth Schellekens Pdf

What is conceptual art? Is it really a kind of art in its own right? Is it clever – or too clever? Of all the different art forms it is perhaps conceptual art which at once fascinates and infuriates the most. In this much-needed book Peter Goldie and Elisabeth Schellekens demystify conceptual art using the sharp tools of philosophy. They explain how conceptual art is driven by ideas rather than the manipulation of paint and physical materials; how it challenges the very basis of what we can know about art, as well as our received ideas of beauty; and why conceptual art requires us to rethink concepts fundamental to art and aesthetics, such as artistic interpretation and appreciation. Including helpful illustrations of the work of celebrated conceptual artists from Marcel Duchamp, Joseph Kosuth and Piero Manzoni to Dan Perjovschi and Martin Creed, Who’s Afraid of Conceptual Art? is a superb starting point for anyone intrigued but perplexed by conceptual art - and by art in general. It will be particularly helpful to students of philosophy, art and visual studies seeking an introduction not only to conceptual art but fundamental topics in art and aesthetics.

Author : Peter Osborne
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-04
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781781680940

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Anywhere or Not at All by Peter Osborne Pdf

A new reading of the philosophy of contemporary art by the author of The Politics of Time Contemporary art is the object of inflated and widely divergent claims. But what kind of discourse can open it up effectively to critical analysis? Anywhere or Not at All is a major philosophical intervention in art theory that challenges the terms of established positions through a new approach at once philosophical, historical, social and art-critical. Developing the position that “contemporary art is postconceptual art,” the book progresses through a dual series of conceptual constructions and interpretations of particular works to assess the art from a number of perspectives: contemporaneity and its global context; art against aesthetic; the Romantic pre-history of conceptual art; the multiplicity of modernisms; transcategoriality; conceptual abstraction; photographic ontology; digitalization; and the institutional and existential complexities of art-space and art-time. Anywhere or Not at All maps out the conceptual space for an art that is both critical and contemporary in the era of global capitalism. Winner of the 2014 Annual Book Prize of the Association for the Study of the Arts of the Present (USA)

Author : Dominic Lopes
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780199591558

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Beyond Art by Dominic Lopes Pdf

This book offers a bold new approach to the philosophy of art. General theories of art don't work: they can't deal with problem cases. Instead of trying to define art, we should accept that a work of art is nothing but a work in one of the arts. Lopes's buck passing theory works well for the avant garde, illuminating its radical provocations.

Author : Richard Osborne
Publisher : Zidane Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Art and philosophy
ISBN : UCSD:31822037201100

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Philosophy in Art by Richard Osborne Pdf

The relationship between philosophy and art has always been a close one - and today's conceptual art draws heavily on ideas and concepts from the philosophical field. Osborne and co introduce the reader to a wide variety of key ideas and showcase the work of over 20 artists, whilst explaining the relationship between the two. With an introduction by Richard Osborne, author of the internationally bestselling Philosophy For Beginners, this is a useful introduction to a complicated field for all arts students and the general reader. Illustrated throughout in colour.

Author : Richard Eldridge
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-06
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781107041691

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An Introduction to the Philosophy of Art by Richard Eldridge Pdf

A clear and compact survey of philosophical theories of the nature and value of art, in a new, expanded edition.

Author : Richard Eldridge
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09-25
Category : Art
ISBN : 052180521X

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An Introduction to the Philosophy of Art by Richard Eldridge Pdf

Richard Eldridge presents a clear and compact survey of philosophical theories of the nature and significance of art. Drawing on materials from classical and contemporary philosophy as well as from literary theory and art criticism, he explores the representational, expressive, and formal dimensions of art, and he argues that works of art present their subject matter in ways that are of enduring cognitive, moral, and social interest. His accessible study will be invaluable to students and to all readers who are interested in the relation between thought and art.

Author : Peter Osborne
Publisher : Phaidon Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-23
Category : Art
ISBN : 071486112X

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Conceptual Art by Peter Osborne Pdf

Conceptual art marks a major turning point in late twentieth-century art. An art of ideas - which can be written, published, performed, fabricated, or which can simply remain inside your head - it is also an art of questions. Since its emergence in the mid 1960s, it has challenged our precepts about not only art but society, politics and the media. An international movement, Conceptual art encompasses not only North America and Western Europe but also South America, Eastern Europe, Russia, China and Japan. Its legacy is global, ranging from small local participatory projects to large-scale installations at major museums and biennales. This comprehensive volume combines in one book an authoritative Survey essay by philosopher and art historian Peter Osborne, tracing Conceptual art's origins in Europe, Japan and the USA, its development throughout the 1960s and 1970s and its legacy in contemporary art; a Works section documenting the key works, divided usefully into six distinctive types of Conceptual art; and a Documents section including texts by philosophers and writers who crucially influenced the movement, alongside key original texts by artists, critics and art historians.

Author : Peter Goldie,Elisabeth Schellekens
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2007-03-22
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780199285556

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Philosophy and Conceptual Art by Peter Goldie,Elisabeth Schellekens Pdf

Fourteen prominent analytic philosophers engage with the philosophical puzzles raised by conceptual art: What kind of art is conceptual art? What follows from the fact that conceptual art does not aim to have aesthetic value? What knowledge or understanding can we gain from conceptual art? How ought we to appreciate conceptual art?

Author : Peter Lamarque
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191614668

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Work and Object by Peter Lamarque Pdf

Work and Object is a study of fundamental questions in the metaphysics of art, notably how works relate to the materials that constitute them. Issues about the creation of works, what is essential and inessential to their identity, their distinct kinds of properties, including aesthetic properties, their amenability to interpretation, their style, the conditions under which they can go out of existence, and their relation to perceptually indistinguishable doubles (e.g. forgeries and parodies), are raised and debated. A core theme is that works like paintings, music, literature, sculpture, architecture, films, photographs, multi-media installations, and many more besides, have fundamental features in common, as cultural artefacts, in spite of enormous surface differences. It is their nature as distinct kinds of things, grounded in distinct ontological categories, that is the subject of this enquiry. Although much of the discussion is abstract, based in analytical metaphysics, there are numerous specific applications, including a study of Jean-Paul Sartre's novel La Nausée and recent conceptual art. Some surprising conclusions are derived, about the identity conditions of works and about the difference, often, between what a work seems to be and what it really is.

Author : Tiziana Andina
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781441140517

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The Philosophy of Art: The Question of Definition by Tiziana Andina Pdf

A study of the philosophy of art that addresses the question of definition presented by both continental and analytic thinkers.

Author : Joseph J. Tanke
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781847064851

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Foucault's Philosophy of Art by Joseph J. Tanke Pdf

Offers the first complete examination of Foucault's reflections on visual art, leading to new readings of his major texts.

Author : Joseph Margolis
Publisher : Brighton [Eng.] : Harvester Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015002311564

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Art and Philosophy by Joseph Margolis Pdf

Author : Darren Hudson Hick
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781441194794

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Introducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art by Darren Hudson Hick Pdf

Guiding readers through major problems, issues and debates in aesthetics, this is a bias-free introduction for students studying the philosophy of art for the first time. Each chapter of the book begins by considering a particular work of art - from contemporary conceptual art, through literature to TV soap operas - to help students understand and explore key philosophical discussions and ideas. Introducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art covers such topics as: definitions and the ontology of art; interpretation and intention; aesthetic properties and evaluation; emotion and the arts; art and morality; natural, environmental, and everyday aesthetics. Chapter summaries and outlines help to navigate the major topics covered, while annotated guides to further reading and 'unresolved questions' sections help to encourage and animate study and discussion beyond the text. For those seeking to master the subject this is the most complete introduction available.

Author : Terry Smith
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-16
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780822374329

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One and Five Ideas by Terry Smith Pdf

In One and Five Ideas eminent critic, historian, and former member of the Art & Language collective Terry Smith explores the artistic, philosophical, political, and geographical dimensions of Conceptual Art and conceptualism. These four essays and a conversation with Mary Kelly—published between 1974 and 2012—contain Smith's most essential work on Conceptual Art and his argument that conceptualism was key to the historical transition from modern to contemporary art. Nothing less than a distinctive theory of Conceptual and contemporary art, One and Five Ideas showcases the critical voice of one of the major art theorists of our time.