Abuse beauty

Abuse beauty
b The last volume of Arthur Dantos three chiefs of contemporary art philosophy

What is undefined, ugly, unpleasant and disgusting?
How can art be defined now? b

Beautiful Beauty is the last volume of the trilogy of contemporary art philosophy by American prominent art philosopher Arthur Danto. If the first volume of the trilogy, The Transfiguration of Everyday, is the ontology of contemporary art, and the second book, After the End of Art, is the History of Contemporary Art, this book tells about the history of beauty rape rejected by the contemporary art world. give.

How was beauty, invented by the ancient Greeks and long identified with art, cast out of the throne by modernist art, especially new art in the late 20th century? How did modern artists decide to turn their backs on Mie and become “cool” and no longer make beautiful works for the “retirement thrill”? If not beautiful things, blatantly ugly, disgusting and disdainful things could be art, how would we now define art concepts?

This book is Dantos personal confession and philosophical adventure that attempted to reestablish a new art theory and philosophy of art during the "End of Art" period, when all existing definitions of art collapsed. Following the dramatic journey from the pursuit and worship of beauty to the abandonment and contempt of beauty, Danto affirms the impulse of modern art to destroy beauty as a healthy move, yet still beauty is a promise of happiness Hold to the belief that it is an essential value.