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What happens when we ask, "what is art?"
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In the debate over what is art, Goodman (1977) challenged aestheticians, critics, and others to re-think conceptions and redirect discourse using the question, "When is art?"(emphasis added). This led to new explorations of institutional contexts and the promulgation of institutional theories of art. Rajchman (1985) declared that in these postmodern times, the question is not what or when is art, but rather "who are we in all of this?" Such a question raises issues involving alienation, voyeurism, viewer-artist relationships, and interactive dialogue in and through art. Dissanayake (1988) and ...
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Go shopping online for art
; Art is a personal thing. You either like a work of art, or you don't. At least that's what most people seem to think. But there's more to art than just liking it or not. Art can be healing, calming, exciting...
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Art as a healing force: a new movement uses art to heal the sick.
; Art can make people feel better. This simple fact has been known...artist -- the shaman. In those days of sitting around the fire, art and healing were one. The artist created in order to change...of healing involved a complex ritual that included making art The person who was ill participated in a sacred ...
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Good art education is good art
; While teaching an art education seminar, I found myself in the middle of an impossible sentence. The sentence was, "Good art education is good art. "I was in the middle of it ("Good art education"...) when I realized...
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Art In Motion.(publishes fine art reproductions)(Brief Article)
; Art In Motion, a publisher of fine art reproductions, is a leading source of decorative and fine art imagery for the home decor and specially markets. In addition to producing open edition prints, Art In Motion works to maximize the value of its artists...
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Improving the teaching of art.
; Several art educators and advocates of art education across the United States welcomed the recent federal government's declaration of art as a core curriculum subject with a feeling of vindication; that...
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How great thou art (online);E-tailers lavish millions on marketing the masters and wunderkinds.(Statistical Data Included)
; Dozens of art-related Web sites have come into being in...emerging artists. Contenders range from e-tailers Art.com and Guild.com to auction sites such as...collaboration with Sotheby's (sothebys.amazon.com) Art is a category that's highly fragmented and...
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Archbishop Williams teacher believes his students really want to learn to draw Where art is not a gut course
; BRAINTREE -- Art provides unique opportunities for students...themselves creatively. But too often, the study of art is a nicety rather than a necessity. Adding insult to injury, many students think of art as an easy elective, says according to art...
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Questioning the assumptions behind art criticism
; Art educators who have developed methods of art criticism have provided techniques to help students understand more thoroughly how enriching an encounter with art might be. While many methods exist, most are similar in structure...
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Art and public conflict: notes on the social negotiation of the concept of art.
; Art can serve as a representation of political power, but when art refuses to perform this function, it represents opposition...aesthetic of subversion or resistance. The controversial nature of art is a social phenomenon that points to the fact that all societies...
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SchoolArts magazine and Art:21 Art in the Twenty-First Century: present contemporary art for the classroom.
; Contemporary art speaks directly to the important questions...American life as it exists now. Contemporary Art for the Classroom Reflecting the current...and ideas of a diverse nation, contemporary art is relevant to all subject areas and disciplines...
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