Art and agency : an anthropological theory
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Copy number Shelfmark 98-366
TitleArt and agency : an anthropological theory
Author
Place of publicationOxford
PublisherClarendon
Year of publication1998
Materialboek
ISBN0-19-828014-9
NotesXXIV, 271 p. : afb., fig. ; 24 cm. - Bibliografie : p. 259-264. - Met reg. - Met samenw.
Abstract
The author argues that aesthetic theories take a passive perspective on the art object. Instead he puts emphasis upon art as a form of instrumental action: the making of things as a means of influencing the thoughts and actions of others.
