The Mask of Art

The Mask of Art
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 364
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ISBN-10 : 0253211921
ISBN-13 : 9780253211927
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Book Synopsis The Mask of Art by : Clyde Taylor

Download or read book The Mask of Art written by Clyde Taylor and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1998-11-22 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taylor exposes the concept of 'art' as a tool of ethnocentricity and radical ideology. He challenges the history of aesthetics as a recent invention of privileged Western consumerism and questions the myth of its ancient Greek origin.


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