Failure to Engage: Art Criticism in the Age of Simulacrum

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In this article, the author explores the metaphysical underpinnings of Fried's Art and Objecthood (1998[1967]) 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. He argues 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.

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Rubinstein, D. (2017, April 1). Failure to Engage: Art Criticism in the Age of Simulacrum. Journal of Visual Culture. SAGE Publications Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1177/1470412917690970

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