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Why is that art? : aesthetics and criticism of contemporary art
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- Creator
- Terry Barret
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008
- Physical Details
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- xix, 231 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780195167429, 0195167422, 9780195167412, 0195167414
- OCLC
- ocm86115335
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-222) and index.
- 1. Artworlds and definitions: how that became art -- 2. Realism: art is realistic, truthful, and beautiful -- 3. Expressionism and cognitivism: art shows feelings, communicates thoughts, and provides knowledge -- 4. Formalism: art is significant form -- 5. Postmodern pluralism: art destabilizes the good, the true, the beautiful, and the self