Assessing Socially Engaged Art
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Publication Date
2018-12Journal Title
Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism
ISSN
0021-8529
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Volume
76
Issue
1
Pages
71-82
Type
Article
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Simoniti, V. (2018). Assessing Socially Engaged Art. Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, 76 (1), 71-82. https://doi.org/10.1111/jaac.12414
Abstract
The last twenty-five years have seen a radical shift in the work of politically committed artists. No longer content to merely represent social reality, a new generation of artists has sought to change it, blending art with activism, social regeneration projects, and even violent political action. I assess how this form of contemporary art should lead us to rethink theories of artistic value and argue that these works make a convincing case for an often-dismissed position, namely, the pragmatic view of artistic value. However, the pragmatic view, when properly applied, sets the bar high indeed—art that tries to change society should be considered good art only when it succeeds in making a tangible difference.
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jaac.12414
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/275188
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