Irvin, S and Dodd, J orcid.org/0000-0003-1737-7616 (2017) In Advance of the Broken Theory: Philosophy and Contemporary Art. The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, 75 (4). pp. 375-386. ISSN 0021-8529
Abstract
We discuss how analysis of contemporary artworks has shaped philosophical theories about the concept of art, the ontology of art, and artistic media. The rapid expansion, during the contemporary period, of the kinds of things that can count as artworks has prompted a shift toward procedural definitions, which focus on how artworks are selected, and away from definitions that focus exclusively on artworks’ features or effects. Some contemporary artworks challenge the traditional art–ontological dichotomy between physical particulars and repeatable entities whose occurrences are physical particulars. And nontraditional techniques and materials employed in contemporary art violate the boundaries of conventional media, prompting a rethinking of what artistic medium might be.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 The American Society for Aesthetics. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Irvin, S and Dodd, J (2017) In Advance of the Broken Theory: Philosophy and Contemporary Art. The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, 75 (4). pp. 375-386. ISSN 0021-8529, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/jaac.12412. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 14 Dec 2020 14:10 |
Last Modified: | 14 Dec 2020 14:10 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/jaac.12412 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:168952 |