Art as a Social System

Luhmann, Niklas. Art as a Social System. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2000.

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Abstract (English)

Through an interdisciplinary approach, Luhmann clarifies the context and contingency of art while elaborating his theory of society. Returning to 18th century aesthetics, the author argues that art is communication that uses perception instead of language. Maintaining that perception and communication are incommensurable, he nonetheless claims that art operates in the boundary between the social system and consciousness, profoundly irritating communication while remaining internal to the social. Circa 860 bibl. ref. Index 20 p.

Types:	Monographs
All Contributors:	Luhmann, Niklas (Author); Knodt, Eva M. (Translator); Hamacher, Werner (Editor); Wellbery, David E. (Editor)
Dossier:	100 - THÉORIE / THEORY
Collation:	422 p. ; 23 x 16 cm. - (Meridian : Crossing Aesthetics)
ISBN:	0804739064|0804739072
Language of Publication:	English
Publishers:	Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press
Keywords:	ART AND SOCIETY; ART SYSTEM SOCIAL THEORY; ARCHITECTURE; ART HISTORY; CRITICISM; DIFFERENCE; EVOLUTION; FORM; HISTORY; LANGUAGE; LITERARY THEORY; NATURE; POETRY; PAINTING; RELIGION; ROMANTICISM; SIGN; SYMBOL; AESTHETICS; ART; AUTONOMY; BEAUTY; BIOLOGY; BOUNDARY; CONSCIOUSNESS; COMMUNICATION; CYBERNETICS; INFORMATION; MEANING; MEDIUM; OBSERVATION; ORNAMENT; PARADOX; PERCEPTION; PHENOMENOLOGY; SELF-DESCRIPTION; SIGNIFICATION; SYSTEMS THEORY; TEMPORALITY; UNITY; VISIBILITY; WORLD; MALTE
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Date Deposited:	17 Sep 2003
Last Modified:	13 Apr 2012 21:53
URI:	http://e-artexte.ca/id/eprint/15835

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