What is Art?
This module will attempt to define Art for the purpose of its study. We will look at the following questions:
Introduction: Wikipedia:Classificatory disputes about art
Task 1
edit- Role playing exercise
- Imagine you are one of the people below
- An twentieth century art dealer
- An twenty first century accountant
- Savanorola
- A Paris Communard
- Imagine you are one of the people below
Research and compose a definition for Art reflecting your role.
Resources
editBibliography
edit- Larry Shiner (2003), The Invention of Art, University Of Chicago Press, ISBN 9780226753430, OCLC 851823775
- Roger Taylor (1978), Art an enemy of the people, Hassocks: Harvester Press, ISBN 0855279419, OCLC 4673523, 0855279419
- Jean Gimpel (1969), The Cult of Art, Weidenfield & Nicholson, OCLC 46521