Art in Progress
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Home > Art, Film & Photography > The arts: general issues > Theory of art > Art in Progress: A Philosophical Response to the End of the Avant-Garde
Art in Progress: A Philosophical Response to the End of the Avant-Garde

Art in Progress: A Philosophical Response to the End of the Avant-Garde


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



Out of Stock


Notify me when this book is in stock
X
About the Book

In this challenging and erudite philosophical essay, the author argues that in art, belief in progress is still relevant, if not essential. The radical freedoms of postmodernism have had a crippling effect on art - more than ever before, art is in danger of becoming meaningless. Art can only acquire meaning through context, and the concept of progress is ideal as the primary criterion for establishing that context. History of art can be seen as a process of constant accumulation. Works of art comment on each other, enriching each other's meanings. These complex interrelationships lead to progress in both the sensibility of the observer and the significance of the works of art. This title is available in the OAPEN Library - http://www.oapen.org.

Table of Contents:
Contents - 6 Foreword - 8 Introduction - 10 The second Labor of Hercules - 10 After history - 12 Whence, how, whither? - 14 1 Perspectives on Progress: A History - 16 The Great Exhibition - 16 The meaning of the history of ideas - 19 Koselleck: the history of ideas of progress - 22 Ideas of progress and related categories of change - 27 2 From the Ancients and the Moderns: A Door to the Future - 30 The Querelle between the Ancients and the Moderns - 31 A new look at an old question - 35 Perfection and perfectibility - 40 3 From Romanticism to the Avant-Garde - 46 The nineteenth century: Comte and Spencer - 48 Nineteenth-century cultural science: - 52 Modernism and the avant-garde - 55 4 On Making Revolution - 62 'The little Modernsky' - 62 The present as the past of the future - 64 The structure of artistic revolutions - 66 The progress argument - 71 The periodizing museum - 76 Progress as aporia - 78 5 Innovation in Painting and Architecture: De Stijl - 82 Abstraction and the beauty of a grain silo - 82 The new style and the spirit of the time - 89 Innovation in architecture - 92 Innovation in painting - 95 Consistent development - 104 The artistic revolution of De Stijl - 107 De Stijl and posterity - 111 6 The End of Art - 116 The cakewalk in the present - 116 The avant-garde as apotheosis: the end of art - 117 Forward again: the end of Arthur Danto - 123 Farewell to progress? - 127 7 A New Approach to an Old Concept - 132 Ever richer - 132 Art as cognition - 136 Progress as regulative principle - 144 Notes - 148 Bibliography - 166 Index of Names - 178

About the Author :
Maarten Doorman is a professor of philosophy at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The Dutch edition of this title was shortlisted for the prestigious literary prize the Golden Owl.


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9789048520053
  • Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Amsterdam University Press
  • Sub Title: A Philosophical Response to the End of the Avant-Garde
  • ISBN-10: 9048520053
  • Publisher Date: 07 Nov 2003
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
Art in Progress: A Philosophical Response to the End of the Avant-Garde
Amsterdam University Press -
Art in Progress: A Philosophical Response to the End of the Avant-Garde
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

Art in Progress: A Philosophical Response to the End of the Avant-Garde

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    Fresh on the Shelf


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!