Ends of Art Studies

Time, Transcendence and Boundaries

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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The Ends of Art Studies explores the goals and limitations of fin de siècle art studies (Kunstwissenschaft) as a field, and aims to contribute to future academic research. It is structured around several representative art scientists and their key texts, exploring the theories of influential figures in the field, such as Erwin Panofsky and Aby Warburg. This approach allows the book to present the universal construction goals, theoretical sources, thinking logic and academic dilemmas of art history in an interdisciplinary context at that time.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2026-01-08
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
Vikt454 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor196
FörlagUnicorn Publishing Group
ISBN9781917458078

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Keramik, mosaik och glaskonst inom Kultur
Konsthistoria inom Kultur
Kultur och medier inom Samhälle och politik

‘One of the greatest challenges of art has always been its dual nature: simultaneously historical product and (contemporary) aesthetic phenomenon. This tension – between the historical study of individual artworks and the philosophical inquiry into the essence and developmental laws of art as a whole – emerged as a central concern of German-speaking art history around 1900. Under the term ‘Kunstwissenschaft’, scholars sought to determine whether and how art history could constitute a ‘genuine’, independent science by addressing these questions. Fan Baiding offers a brilliant analysis of these dazzling debates, tracing them from Alois Riegl and Julius von Schlosser to Aby Warburg and Erwin Panofsky.’ Professor Ulrich Pfisterer, Director of the Central Institute of Art History, Munich