Una famiglia; una cittagrave; darte; un segreto: questo nella prima parte; a cui lAutrice ha aggiunto un seguito e una conclusione... piugrave; di ventanni dopo. Se la prima parte termina con un raggio di sole; la seconda (Leopardi insegna) con un addio alla luna.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A Model of Relativism and Nomadic CriticismBy Phillip AnchorMichelle C. Cone wrote in her Art Journal; College Art Association review of this book that Thomas McEvilley "explores the idea that painting is in trouble not because formalism is dead (its philosophical bases are continually being reexamined); but because of [Clement] Greenbergs association of formalism with a Eurocentric tradition that falsely claims universality and eternal relevance. Indeed; the purpose of the essays reprinted in this anthology is not to kill off painting and sculpture and the transcendental beliefs associated with them; but to demonstrate the relativism of form and content; and of all aesthetic judgments about form and content. Mcvilley argues that art that is non-representational or art that lacks clear representations of objects and figures in them "may still be representational of structures of thought; political tensions; psychological attitudes.""The unusual antiphonal structure of the book proves to be an interesting as well as novel way to reframe and add value to previously published material. G. Roger Denson; a curator and critic who is McEvilleys commentator throughout the book; perceptively analyzes the relativist atitude. Densons observations provide a particular edge to McEvilleys critique of Clement Greenbergs determinist interpretation of paintings evolution toward flatness. Exposing Greenbergs myopia toward ancient and non-Western cultures; he points out that In extending Greenbergs historicism and avant-garde logically in space and time; McEvilley takes us to societies that were the originators--the true avant-garde--of flat painting." -- Michelle C. Cone; Art Journal; College Art Association.I can only add that in this book we find two of the earliest champions of the nomadic approach to global art. We can actually see nomadism evolving as both McEvilley and Denson reach beyond conventional art criticism in their efforts to match the concerns of their subjects by entering into the cultural and ideological models presented to the viewer by an artist rather than carrying with them some pre-established criteria that is projected onto all art. Among the philosophical issues McEvilley and Denson address are those of pragmatism; historicism; cultural relativism; and mythopoetics; all of which are ideologically suited to dismantling the need for a master narrative or identity. In so doing; they effectively dismantle cultural; national; racial; sexual; and gender biases in the critique of art and culture; helping to ready art criticism for the globally diverse artistic productions it would receive in the coming decade.
