The Work of Art in the Times of Late Modernity by Gianni Vattimo
Journal Title: The Polish Journal of Aesthetics - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 43
Abstract
The paper describes the situation of art works in the times of late modernity by presenting Gianni Vattimo, one of the most important representatives of modern hermeneutics. Art’s historical narrative has collapsed due to civilisational transformation – mainly thanks to the invention of technological means for the mass reproduction of images. Two of the primary traits of art works from a traditional perspective – originality and authenticity – have nowadays been undermined. Vattimo calls this phenomenon ‘an explosion of aesthetics’.
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Tomasz Szczepanek
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