{"product_id":"the-invention-of-art-a-cultural-history-paperback","title":"The Invention of Art: A Cultural History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLarry Shiner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Art\u003c\/i\u003e, Larry Shiner challenges our conventional understandings of art and asks us to reconsider its history entirely, arguing that the category of fine art is a modern invention-that the lines drawn between art and craft resulted from key social transformations in Europe during the long eighteenth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Shiner spent over a decade honing what he calls 'a brief history of the idea of art.' This carefully prepared and-given the extent and complexity of what he's discussing-admirably concise, well-organized book is the result. . . . Shiner's text is scholarly but accessible, and should appeal to readers with even a dabbler's interest in art theory.\"-\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Art\u003c\/i\u003e is enjoyable to read and provides a welcome addition to the history and philosophy of art.\"-Terrie L. Wilson, \u003ci\u003eArt Documentation\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A lucid book . . . it should be a must-read for anyone active in the arts.\"-Marc Spiegler, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe take enormous comfort in the notion that art began in ancient Greece, or maybe even the Renaissance, and that its progress can be traced through a long series of masterpieces. We believe even more firmly in the idea that art is transcendent and universal. With \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Art\u003c\/i\u003e, Larry Shiner challenges these articles of faith and invites us to reconsider the history of art entirely. He argues that the category of fine art is a modern invention-that the lines drawn between art and craft resulted from key social transformations in Europe during the long eighteenth century. \u003cbr\u003eThe idea of fine art was inextricably linked to the development of new market economies and the rise of the middle classes, both constituting enormous changes in Western culture. During this period, the art museum, a place where art could be viewed, digested, and contemplated, first came into being. Meanwhile, critics became less interested in how art and literature functioned, and more fascinated with art's aesthetic worth. At the same time, the performance of classical music shifted from places of worship and political ceremonies to more secular and commercial venues where it could be listened to silently. And accompanying these institutional changes was the dissolution of the patronage system for producing art and the advent of a new market system supported by consumers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Art\u003c\/i\u003e traces the rich tradition of opposition to these institutions. Shiner looks at works by thinkers as varied as Hogarth, Rousseau, Wollstonecraft, Emerson, Marx, Dewey, and Benjamin. Ultimately, he shows how the modern system maintains its dominance through the assimilation of artists and musicians who resist it, and the distinctions it draws between artists and artisans, and high art and the crafts.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarry Shiner\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of philosophy at the University of Illinois at Springfield. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secularization of History\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9.16 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457420706045,"sku":"9780226753430","price":66.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/QUEwcnhBaEkrR2FXb3dCTkhNbDVldz09.webp?v=1777237634","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-invention-of-art-a-cultural-history-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}