The Mask of Art
Author | : Clyde Taylor |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 1998-11-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 0253211921 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780253211927 |
Rating | : 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
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.