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But Is It Art?
Author: Freeland, Cynthia A.
Hardback; Book; 8pp Colour Plates, 30 Halftones 254 pages Published: February 2001 Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192100556 This item non-returnable. Order may not be canceled.
An introduction to art theory. Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy, art theory, and many engrossing examples. She discusses blood, beauty, culture, and teachers in the arts.In the art world at the beginning of the 21st century many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. In this book, Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy and art theory with many thought-provoking examples.

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