Social Theories of Art: A Critique

by Ian Heywood

Book Overview

This elegantly written book explores the tension between the theory and practice of art, taking issue with the approaches of the New Art History and its deconstructionist critics. It critically examines influential social theories of art from the viewpoint of the artworlds they target and, through a consideration of work by Rorty, Bauman, Gadamer and others, develops a new and fruitful set of connections between ethical, social and art theory that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333668960
• ISBN13: 9780333668962
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"