Art in the social order : the making of the modern conception of art
For the first time, a historical examination of the origin of our ideas of art are related to questions in contemporary art theory. Mortensen shows that our conception of art emerged in the eighteenth century as part of new ideas of edification and of the presentation of the self. He examines the complex social and cultural context in which our ideas of art emerge in the eighteenth century. In a context of social, political, and cultural changes, knowledge about art and the display of taste come to indicate social distinctions and replace older notions of birth and rank. Mortensen connects these historical developments to contemporary discussions about the relationship between high art and popular art
Print Book, English, ©1997
State University of New York Press, Albany, ©1997
ix, 213 pages ; 24 cm
9780791432778, 9780791432785, 9780585062174, 0791432777, 0791432785, 058506217X
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Introduction: The Modern Conception of Art
1. The Quest for the Essence of Art
2. Wittgensteinian Philosophies of Art
3. Art as History and Theory
4. The Histories of Philosophy
5. Conceptions of History
6. Art and Science
7. New Discoursive Practices
8. Art, Manners, and the Presentation of the Self
9. Standards of Taste
10. Shaftesbury and the Morality of Art Appreciation
11. The Reformation of Manners
12. Politeness
13. Hutcheson and the Problem of Conspicuous Consumption
14. From the Morality to the Autonomy of Art
15. Art, Autonomy, and Ideology