Title: The Modern Perspective: Ambiguity, Artistic Self-Reference, and the Autonomy of Art
Abstract: If intended ambiguity occurs in artistic productions of all epochs, the question arises as to whether the same types of ambiguity are involved in the respective epochs. My essay argues that the difference between pre-Modern and Modern art is not found in whether ambiguity occurs or not; the epochal difference is to be found in other manifestations of artistic ambiguity. Consequently, the essay attempts to direct the attention to some specific manifestations, which would not have been possible in pre-Modern times. In a second step, the essay discusses the framework conditions under which such new types of ambiguity could develop - in particular the concept of artistic autonomy and the explicitness of artistic self-reference.
Publication Year: 2021
Publication Date: 2021-02-22
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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