Culture and AuthenticityWiley, 2008 - 176 pages Authenticity is taken-for-granted as an absolute value in contemporary life. In Culture and Authenticity, Charles Lindholm calls upon anthropological case studies from different cultures, historical material, and comparative philosophy, to explore how notions of authenticity develop, what forms it takes, and how it changes over time.
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... artist's paintings without the aid of the technical means outlined above . These aesthetically sensitive authorities ... artists - especially those long dead and assured a place in the pantheon – are the reigning gods of the art museum ...
... artist's paintings without the aid of the technical means outlined above . These aesthetically sensitive authorities ... artists - especially those long dead and assured a place in the pantheon – are the reigning gods of the art museum ...
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... artists , there is no longer any notion of authenticity , only multiplying simulacra reflecting one another . The crisis of authenticity in the visual arts has mainly affected artists of the international art market in New York , Paris ...
... artists , there is no longer any notion of authenticity , only multiplying simulacra reflecting one another . The crisis of authenticity in the visual arts has mainly affected artists of the international art market in New York , Paris ...
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... artists are obliged to project personal charisma to retain clients . In consequence , avant - garde art also has ... artists have called into question , and that the artists themselves are the new gods of personal authenticity : free ...
... artists are obliged to project personal charisma to retain clients . In consequence , avant - garde art also has ... artists have called into question , and that the artists themselves are the new gods of personal authenticity : free ...
Contents
Authenticity and Music | 25 |
Seeking Authenticity in Travel and Adventure | 39 |
The Commodification of Authenticity | 52 |
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