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本文译自美国女学者辛西亚·弗里兰的《这是艺术吗?》一书的第七章,牛津大学出版社,2001年版。原书的内容提要是这样的：“在当今艺术界,许多奇怪的,甚至令人震惊的东西都被指称为艺术,辛西亚·弗里兰在本书中通过将哲学和艺术理论与许多引人入胜的实例的结合解释了为什么创新和争论在艺术中是有价值的。她讨论了血、美、文化、金钱、博物馆．性和政治,阐明了当代和历史上对自然、功能和艺术阐释的看法。弗里兰还通过对一些网站及大脑在知觉艺术中的作用的最新研究的考察,把我们引向了未来。这本表达清晰、富有启发的书围绕着我们对艺术的反应展开讨论。这对任何希望了解当代艺术的人都极具价值。”
This article is from the American female scholar Cynthia Freeland’s “This is Art?” Chapter VII of a book, Oxford University Press, 2001 edition. The summary of the original book reads like this: “In today’s art world, many weird and even appalling things are alleged to be art, and Cynthia Freeland in this book combines the philosophy and the theory of art with many fascinating The combination of examples illustrates why innovation and debate are valuable in the art, she discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, museums, sex and politics, clarifying contemporary and historical perceptions of nature, function, and art. Freeland has also led us to the future through an examination of the latest research on the role of some websites and the brain in perceptual art, a clear and inspiring book that revolves around our reaction to art. It is of great value to anyone who wants to know contemporary art. ”