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082			_a111.85 _bDAT
100			_aDanto, Arthur C.
245			_aAbuse of beauty : aesthetics and the concept of art
260			_bOpen Court, _c2003 _aChicago :
300			_axxiii, 167 p. ; _bill., _c23 cm
365			_b2125.00 _cINR _d01
490			_aThe Paul Carus lecture series ; _v21
504			_aIncludes index.
520			_aA century ago, beauty was almost unanimously considered the supreme purpose of art and even synonymous with artistic excellence. Yet today beauty has come to be viewed as an aesthetic crime. Artists are now chastised by critics if their works seem to aim at beauty." "In the last few years, however, some artists, critics, and curators have begun to give beauty another look. The resulting discussion is often confused, with arts pundits sometimes seeing beauty as a betrayal of the artist's aut.
650			_aAesthetics
650			_aArt
650			_aPhilosophy
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