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Art theory : a very short introduction / Cynthia Freeland.

By: Freeland, Cynthia A [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Very short introductions: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002Copyright date: ©2001Description: 158 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780192804631 (paperback); 0192804634 (paperback).Uniform titles: But is it art? Subject(s): Art -- Philosophy | AestheticsDDC classification: 701
Contents:
Blood and beauty -- Paradigms and purposes -- Cultural crossings -- Money, markets, museums -- Gender, genius and Guerrilla girls -- Cognition, creation, comprehension -- Digitizing and disseminating.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 701 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00162736
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 701 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00162738
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 701 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00162739
General Lending MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending 701 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00050993
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy, art theory, and many engrossing examples. She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, sex, web sites, and research on the brain's role in perceiving art. It is up-to-date and future-oriented; devoting a chapter to art on the web, video art, art museum CD-ROMs and various theorists of the new media and of post-modern art. This clear, lively book will engage the public, introductory students, and teachers in the arts.

Originally published as: But is it art? 2001.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-150) and index.

Blood and beauty -- Paradigms and purposes -- Cultural crossings -- Money, markets, museums -- Gender, genius and Guerrilla girls -- Cognition, creation, comprehension -- Digitizing and disseminating.

CIT Module CMOD 6001 - Core reading.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • List of Illustrations
  • 1 Blood and Beauty
  • 2 Paradigms and Purposes
  • 3 Cultural Crossings
  • 4 Money, Markets, Museums
  • 5 Gender, Genius, and Guerrilla Girls
  • 6 Cognition, Creation, Comprehension
  • 7 Digitizing and Disseminating
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Index

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Cynthia A. Freeland is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Houston. She has published on topics in the philosophy of art and film, ancient Greek philosophy, and feminist theory. She is also author of The Naked and the Undead: Evil and the Appeal of Horror (1999) and co-editor of Philosophy and Film (1995).

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