How to study art worlds : on the societal functioning of aesthetic values /
Maanen, Hans van.
How to study art worlds : on the societal functioning of aesthetic values / - Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2009. - 311 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes references.
This study brings together the organisational side of the world of the arts and the understanding of the many functions art fulfills in our culture. It presents a study of approaches to the art world, focuses on the philosophical debates concerning 'aesthetic experience', and traces the consequences of these theoretical approaches.
9789089641526 (pbk.) 9789089641526: £29.95 9089641521 (pbk.)
Aesthetics--Social aspects.
Aesthetics.
Art and society.
700.103 / MAA
How to study art worlds : on the societal functioning of aesthetic values / - Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2009. - 311 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes references.
This study brings together the organisational side of the world of the arts and the understanding of the many functions art fulfills in our culture. It presents a study of approaches to the art world, focuses on the philosophical debates concerning 'aesthetic experience', and traces the consequences of these theoretical approaches.
9789089641526 (pbk.) 9789089641526: £29.95 9089641521 (pbk.)
Aesthetics--Social aspects.
Aesthetics.
Art and society.
700.103 / MAA