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 |
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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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