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Art as performance

by David Davies

This volume provides a conceptual framework for the arts, analysing the relationships between traditional and modern practices. It examines key topics in aesthetics, including appreciation, intention, and performance, to define the nature and meaning of artworks.

Accession 16722 ISBN 1405116668 Publisher Blackwell Publishing
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