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The Transfiguration of the Commonplace

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Danto argues that recent developments in art-in particular the production of works that cannot be told from ordinary things-make urgent the need for a new theory of art. He demonstrates the relationship between philosophy and art and the connections that hold between art, social institutions, and art history.

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The Transfiguration of the Commonplace, Arthur C. Danto

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1983
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Title
The Transfiguration of the Commonplace
Language
English
Released
1983
Format
Paperback
Pages
222
ISBN10
0674903463
ISBN13
9780674903463
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Danto argues that recent developments in art-in particular the production of works that cannot be told from ordinary things-make urgent the need for a new theory of art. He demonstrates the relationship between philosophy and art and the connections that hold between art, social institutions, and art history.