Ideas of Arthur C. Danto, by Theme

[American, b.1924, Professor at Columbia University.]

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21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 6. Art as Institution
A thing is only seen as art in an 'artworld', which has a theory and a history
An ordinary object can be a work of art, but only if some theory of art supports it