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Art as Negation: A Defense of Conceptual Art as Art

Weis, Kristin K
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1461602608

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2016, MA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Philosophy.
From its precursors in the 1950s and 1960s to its full emergence on the art scene in the 1970s, conceptual art has been met with controversy, criticism, and disgust. Conceptual art challenges the very notions that many people hold about art – namely, that art must be beautiful, visual, and arise within the viewer some kind of aesthetic emotion. Many aesthetic theories proposed by philosophers such as Kant, Dewey, and Greenberg only reinforce these ideas, thus relegating conceptual art to categories such as the “vulgar” and “mundane.” Other theories offer a more inclusive definition of art that create a space for conceptual art in the art world. In this paper, I will be examining both definitions of art that exclude conceptual art and those that include it. I will ultimately argue for why conceptual art should be considered art and why a more inclusive definition of art that includes conceptual art is preferable to one that does not.
Gina Zavota (Advisor)
Linda Williams (Committee Member)
Frank Ryan (Committee Member)
John-Michael Warner (Committee Member)
76 p.
Aesthetics; Philosophy
aesthetics; conceptual art; philosophy; david davies; sol lewitt; clement greenberg; immanuel kant; john dewey; david hume; arthur danto

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  • Weis, K. K. (2016). Art as Negation: A Defense of Conceptual Art as Art [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1461602608

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Weis, Kristin. Art as Negation: A Defense of Conceptual Art as Art. 2016. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1461602608.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Weis, Kristin. "Art as Negation: A Defense of Conceptual Art as Art." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1461602608

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