Monday 11 April 2011

AVANT-GARDE AESTHETICS: KITSCH, INTENSITY AND THE WORK OF ART

The article explores the idea that the aesthetic and political ambitions of avant-garde art have become irrelevant under the conditions of postmodernity. American art critic Clement Greenberg emphasizes the physical or sensorial aspect of experiencing art. Media theorist Lev Manovich conceives avant-garde as a force of progress and innovation. French philosopher Jean-François Lyotard's work cautions against aesthetics theories which seek to reduce artwork to a single meaning or value.

Otty, L 2006, AVANT-GARDE AESTHETICS: KITSCH, INTENSITY AND THE WORK OF ART, Litteraria Pragensia, 16, 32, pp. 36-57, Humanities International Complete, EBSCOhost, viewed 11 April 2011

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