Failure to engage: art criticism in the age of simulacrum

Rubinstein, Daniel (2016) Failure to engage: art criticism in the age of simulacrum. Journal of Visual Culture, 16 (1). pp. 43-55. ISSN 1470-4129

Type of Research:	Article
Creators:	Rubinstein, Daniel
Description:	In this article I explore the metaphysical underpinnings of ‘Art and Objecthood’ in order to tease out its reliance on several of the tenets of conservative art criticism: Plato’s theory of forms, Kant’s aesthetics and the unquestioning acceptance of subjectivity and representation. I argue that it is due to these investments that ‘Art and Objecthood’ fails to come to terms with the condition of art in the age of advanced technology and virtual (simulated) reality. This argument develops by means of clarification of three key concepts: simulacrum, theatricality, and truth.
Official Website:	http://journals.sagepub.com/home/vcu
Keywords/subjects not otherwise listed:	simulacrum, thetricality, criticism, representation, readymade
Publisher/Broadcaster/Company:	Sage
Your affiliations with UAL:	Colleges > Central Saint Martins
Date:	6 December 2016
Digital Object Identifier:	10.1177/1470412917690970
Date Deposited:	27 Jan 2017 12:19
Last Modified:	01 Apr 2020 18:41
Item ID:	10690
URI:	https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/10690

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