ISBN10: 0812695402, ISBN13: 9780812695403, [publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S., Chicago, IL] Softcover Paperback. In The Abuse of Beauty, art critic and philosopher Arthur Danto explains how the notion of beauty as anathema to art arose and flourished and offers a new way of looking at art and beauty. He draws on the thought of artists, critics, and philosophers such as Rimbaud, Fry, Matisse, and Greenberg, to reposition beauty as one of many modes along with sexuality, sublimity, disgust, and horror through which the human sensibility expresses itself. 20 black-and-white illustrations are included. Arthur C. Danto traces the evolution of the concept of beauty during the 20th century and explores how it was removed from the definition of art. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
[Truganina, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 2003]

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Arthur C. Danto traces the evolution of the concept of beauty during the 20th century and explores how it was removed from the definition of art. ISBN 0812695402 9780812695403 [GB]