Institutional theory of art
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| - | '''Institutional theory of art''' is a theory about the nature of [[art]]. The theory was first put forward by [[George Dickie]] in his book ''Art and the Aesthetic: An Institutional Analysis'' ([[1974]]). Dickie's first attempt to define a work of art reads: "an [original] artifact with a set of the aspects of which has had conferred upon it the status of candidate for appreciation by some person or persons acting on behalf of a certain social institution (the [[artworld]])." | + | '''Institutional theory of art''' is a theory about the nature of [[art]]. The theory was first put forward by [[George Dickie]] in his book ''[[Art and the Aesthetic: An Institutional Analysis]]'' ([[1974]]). Dickie's first attempt to define a work of art reads: "an [original] artifact with a set of the aspects of which has had conferred upon it the status of candidate for appreciation by some person or persons acting on behalf of a certain social institution (the [[artworld]])." |
| Dickie stated and restated the theory in two books: ''Art and the Aesthetic: An Institutional Analysis''. Ithaca: NY: Cornell UP, 1974. ''Art Circle: A Theory of Art.'' Chicago: Spectrum Press, 1997. | Dickie stated and restated the theory in two books: ''Art and the Aesthetic: An Institutional Analysis''. Ithaca: NY: Cornell UP, 1974. ''Art Circle: A Theory of Art.'' Chicago: Spectrum Press, 1997. | ||
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Institutional theory of art is a theory about the nature of art. The theory was first put forward by George Dickie in his book Art and the Aesthetic: An Institutional Analysis (1974). Dickie's first attempt to define a work of art reads: "an [original] artifact with a set of the aspects of which has had conferred upon it the status of candidate for appreciation by some person or persons acting on behalf of a certain social institution (the artworld)."
Dickie stated and restated the theory in two books: Art and the Aesthetic: An Institutional Analysis. Ithaca: NY: Cornell UP, 1974. Art Circle: A Theory of Art. Chicago: Spectrum Press, 1997.
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