Art as Performance

Art as Performance
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 296
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ISBN-10 : 9781405143646
ISBN-13 : 1405143649
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Art as Performance by : Dave Davies

Download or read book Art as Performance written by Dave Davies and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this richly argued and provocative book, David Davies elaboratesand defends a broad conceptual framework for thinking about thearts that reveals important continuities and discontinuitiesbetween traditional and modern art, and between different artisticdisciplines. Elaborates and defends a broad conceptual framework forthinking about the arts. Offers a provocative view about the kinds of things thatartworks are and how they are to be understood. Reveals important continuities and discontinuities betweentraditional and modern art. Highlights core topics in aesthetics and art theory, includingtraditional theories about the nature of art, aestheticappreciation, artistic intentions, performance, and artisticmeaning.


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