Art theory for a global pluralistic age : the glocal artist

Art theory for a global pluralistic age : the glocal artist / Steven Félix-Jäger.

This book extends a theory of art that addresses the present era's shift towards global pluralism. By focusing on extrinsic rather than intrinsic qualities of art, this book helps viewers evaluate art across cultural boundaries. Art can be universally classified by an evaluation of its guiding...

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Main Author: Félix-Jäger, Steven
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.
Subjects:
Art > Philosophy.
Art > Philosophy
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction; The Approach and Limitations of This Study; Structure of the Book; Part I: A Global Pluralistic Age; Chapter 2: The Global Pluralistic Condition; Understanding the Present Condition; Post-postmodernity; Taylor and the Conditions of Belief of Secularity 3; Danto and the Post-historical Model of Art; A Global Pluralistic Age; Opening Up Toward the World; Conclusion; Chapter 3: The Effects of Globalization on Art and Aesthetics; Globalization as Outcome and Process; Grasping at Globalization
  • Different Paths to a Globalized RealityGlobal Shifts Toward Inclusion; Biennial Culture and Reverse Flow; Transnational and Glocal; Toward a Glocal Theory of Art; Conclusion; Chapter 4: Negotiating Glocal Narratives; Global Effects on Artists; Relational Forms in Contemporary Art; Postproduction; Alterity as Identity; A New Modernism; Radicant Aesthetics; Glocal Identities and Global Interactions; Conclusion; Part II: A Narrative-Hermeneutical Theory of Art; Chapter 5: A Narrative-Hermeneutical Approach for Classifying Art; Beyond the Grand Narrative; Non-aesthetic Theories of Art
  • Neo-Wittgensteinian TheoriesProcedural and Historical Theories; A Narrative-Hermeneutical Approach; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Evaluating Successful Art in a Global Pluralistic Artworld; Shifting Criteria for Glocal Art Evaluation; Authority and the Arbitrating Community; Emplotment and Guiding Narratives; Interpreting Experiences; Local, Transnational, and Emerging Global Evaluation; Conclusion; Chapter 7: Glocal Engagements with Contemporary Art; Artists Engaging a Local Narrative; Artists Engaging a Transnational Narrative; Artists Engaging the Emerging Global Narrative; Conclusion

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