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The sovereign self : aesthetic autonomy from the Enlightenment to the avant-garde /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kester, Grant H. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2023.
Subjects:
Art > Philosophy.
Art criticism.
Autonomy (Psychology) in art.
Subjectivity in art.
Avant-garde (Aesthetics) > History > 20th century.
Art, Modern > Political aspects.
Art and society > History > 20th century.
1900-1999
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Freedom and sovereignty
  • Communism and the aesthetic state
  • From vanguard to avant-garde
  • Activism and autonomy in the 1960s
  • The rise of the neo-avant-garde
  • The Hirschhorn monument : autonomy as brand and alibi
  • Conclusion: Aesthetics beyond semblance.