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After the End of Art

Contemporary Art and the Pale of History - Updated Edition
By Arthur C. Danto
Series: Bollingen Series
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After the End of Art presents Arthur C. Danto's provocative thesis that art effectively ended in the 1960s, marking a pivotal break from traditional aesthetics. Originally delivered as the Mellon Lectures on the Fine Arts in 1995, the book explores how contemporary art's limitless possibilities demand a new form of criticism, challenging long-held views on artistic progress and meaning. This edition includes a new foreword by philosopher Lydia Goehr, adding fresh context to Danto's enduring insights.
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Ideal for students, scholars, and enthusiasts of fine arts, philosophy of art, and contemporary art criticism seeking a foundational text that challenges conventional narratives and stimulates debate about the evolution and meaning of art.

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Originally delivered as the prestigious Mellon Lectures on the Fine Arts in 1995, After the End of Art remains a classic of art criticism and philosophy, and continues to generate heated debate for contending that art ended in the 1960s. Arthur Danto, one of the best-known art critics of his time, presents radical insights into art's irrevocable de

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Originally delivered as the prestigious Mellon Lectures on the Fine Arts in 1995, After the End of Art remains a classic of art criticism and philosophy. It continues to generate heated debate for contending that art ended in the 1960s.

Arthur Danto, one of the best-known art critics of his time, presents radical insights into art's irrevocable deviation from its previous course and the decline of traditional aesthetics. He demonstrates the necessity for a new type of criticism in the face of contemporary art's wide-open possibilities.

This Princeton Classics edition includes a new foreword by philosopher Lydia Goehr.

Series: Bollingen Series

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Praised as a seminal work in art criticism, Danto's book won the 1998 Eugene M. Kayden National University Press Book Prize. Critics highlight its clarity and intellectual rigour, with Michael Pakenham calling it "brilliantly crystalline" and essential reading for contemporary art enthusiasts. Roger Copeland notes Danto’s optimistic embrace of pluralism, while Publishers Weekly and The Art Newspaper commend its discerning and open-minded approach. Library Journal deems it "required reading" for those seriously interested in contemporary art theory.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780691163895

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 September 2014

Country: United States

Imprint: Princeton University Press

Edition: Updated Edition

Illustration: 18 b/w illus.

Contributors:

  • Foreword by Lydia Goehr

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 255g

Pages: 272

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Arthur C. Danto Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Series: Bollingen Series

About the Author

Arthur C. Danto (19242013) was the Johnsonian Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Columbia University and art critic for The Nation. His books include What Art Is, The Transfiguration of the Commonplace, Embodied Meanings, Beyond the Brillo Box, and Encounter and Reflections, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Prize in Criticism. Lydia Goehr is professor of philosophy at Columbia University. Her books include The Imaginary Museum of Musical Works and Elective Affinities.

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