View essay danto artworld from philosophy 202 at university of nevada, reno. Dantos end of art, like hegels, sounded more draconian than, on examination, it turned out to mean more the end of arts narrative than of art itself and indeed danto celebrated the. Throughout this time, danto has maintained an intimate relationship with the artworld, himself a practicing artist and influential art critic. Danto artworld luca 1 philosophy 202 c williams november. The hardcover of the history portraits by arthur c. Danto, a philosopher who became one of the most widely read art critics of the postmodern era, championing avantgarde artists like andy. Given an interpretive ontology of the artwork, exemplified by dantos consti tutive interpretation thesis, the present paper considers a fundamental.
Jstors terms and conditions of use provides, in part, that unless you have obtained prior permission, you may not download an entire issue of. Arthur coleman danto january 1, 1924 october 25, 20 was an american art critic. An illustrated guide to arthur dantos the end of art arthur dantos bestknown essay, the end of art, continues to be cited more than it is understood. An illustrated guide to arthur dantos the end of art. The 1964 essay the artworld in which danto coined the term artworld, by which he meant cultural context or an atmosphere of art theory, first. Arthur danto, the artworld 1964 by lisa szabo on prezi. In this essay, after exploring the gains dantos account of embodied meaning and the artworld have brought to aesthetic philosophy, i will discuss warhols art in. Summary the aim of this dissertation is to analyze dantos theory.
Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. This definition, however, is not free from criticisms. Such are the questions posed by arthur danto, a major figure of contemporary art theory. Danto attacks socrates and platos view of art as imitation mimesis0 or a mirror.