Art versus Nonart by Tsion Avital

Art versus Nonart by Tsion Avital

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Art versus Nonart by Tsion Avital

In Art versus Nonart, Tsion Avital poses the question: 'Is modern art art at all?' He argues that much, if not all, of the nonrepresentational art produced in the twentieth century was not art, but rather the debris of the visual tradition it replaced. Modern art has thrived on the total confusion between art and pseudo-art and the inability of many to distinguish between them. As Avital demonstrates, modern art has served as a critical intermediate stage between art of the past and the future. This book, first published in 2003, proposes a distinct way to define art, anchoring the nature of art in the nature of the mind, solving a major problem of art and aesthetics for which no solution has yet been provided. The definition of art proposed in this book paves the way for a fresh and promising paradigm for future art.
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ISBN 13 9780521154802
ISBN 10 0521154804
Title Art versus Nonart
Author Tsion Avital
Series Contemporary Artists And Their Critics
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 2011-04-14
Number of pages 462
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