{"product_id":"the-autonomy-of-art-is-ordinary-notes-in-defense-of-an-idea-of-emancipation-paperback","title":"The Autonomy of Art Is Ordinary: Notes in Defense of an Idea of Emancipation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKim West\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn essay-length argument for the autonomy of art in the present.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver recent decades, a post-critical theoretical and methodological paradigm has become increasingly dominant in the human sciences. Proponents of this approach have come to dismiss the idea--central to all modern aesthetics--of the autonomy of art. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by critic and researcher Kim West, this book is a defence of art's autonomy and addresses some of the major arguments against it in recent post-critical writings. West critiques three key positions: first, that the concept of art's autonomy equals a myth of objective independence; second, that it is inextricably tied to traditions of formalist elitism; and third, that the ideal of autonomy reinforces the illusion of the inherently free and rational subject. From within this critique, West advances principles for how the autonomy of art could be understood today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished in partnership with the Centre for Research in Artistic Practice under Contemporary Conditions at Aarhus University.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKim West is a critic, researcher, and editor, based in Stockholm. His research focuses on the contemporary development of critical aesthetic thought, the cultural history of popular avantgardes, and the institutional and technological transformations of art's forms of mediation. He is currently a researcher at the department of Aesthetics at S?dert?rn University, where he directs the research project \u003ci\u003eAutonomy, Culture, Action: On Culture's Spheres of Political Action in the Neoliberal Welfare State\u003c\/i\u003e (2021-24). He is a founding member of the independent research group Agentur (agentur.ooo) and together with Gustav Strandberg a founding editor of the publishing house 121 Press (1-21.press).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 7.3 x 4.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773038788896,"sku":"9781915609618","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7d138f0a5260f7add88f730a3a9c744c.webp?v=1780418606","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-autonomy-of-art-is-ordinary-notes-in-defense-of-an-idea-of-emancipation-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}