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Nov 12, 2023 · But because we are inclined to regard works of art in ways that past works of art have been regarded, art is necessarily backward-looking. A definition of art must therefore consider the fact that artmaking is, essentially, a historical process.
That art is necessarily backward-looking (though in some cases not consciously so) is a fact which the definition of art must recognize. To ignore it is to miss the only satisfying explanation of the unity of art across time and of its inherently continuous evolution—the manner in. 232. JERROLD LEVINSON. 233.
Although "breaks" in art don't follow exact definitions of art, they are still created with the tradition of previous works in mind because art is necessarily backward-looking. For instance, Fountain was revolutionary precisely because it challenged existing traditions of sculpture.
the implicit insistence that art is necessarily backward-looking; Since Levinson’s paper has recently received some favourable press (e.g. see Noel Carroll, “Art, Practice, And Narrative”, Monist, pp.140-156, at p.155n.9), I think that some discussion of these problems is in order. I shall consider them in turn. (1)
Levinson’s argument ‘that art is necessarily backward-looking’ and ‘must involve, as opposed merely to follow, that which has preceded it’ (1979, 232–33), was largely self-evident to historians of art.
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Apr 1, 1992 · (1) the inclusion of a condition involving “approp riate proprietary rights”; (2) the reliance upon the intentions of independent individuals; (3) Levinson’s account of the notion of...
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Finding a suitable definition of art is no easy task and it has been the subject of much inquiry throughout artistic expression. This paper suggests a crucial distinction between ‘art forms’ and ‘forms of art’ is necessary in order to better understand art.
