Table of Contents

Acknowledgements. List of Illustrations. Preface. 1. Public Opinion/Public Art. 2. Non-Western Ideas. 3. Western Ideas. 4. Beauty. 5. Expression & Aesthetic Experience. 6. Art & Ethics. 7. Political Art, Censorship & Pornography. 8. Art & Economics. 9. Feminist Art, Aesthetics & Art Criticism. 10. Postmodern Art & Attitudes. 11. Photography & New Media. 12. (Re)Discovering Design. 13. Art & Aesthetic Education. 14. Artists, Art Critics, Art Historians, Curators, Museums & Viewers. References. Index.

About the Author

Kathleen Desmond is Professor of Art History and Byler Distinguished Faculty at the University of Central Missouri where she teaches aesthetics, art criticism and art history and writes about contemporary art and artists.

Reviews

"This book provides many refreshingly-new ideas about art from many people and areas of the world, as well as open-ended, non-dogmatic discussions on many topics." (Biz India, 10 December 2012)