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Chaos and Cosmos: On the Image in Aesthetics and Art History,Used
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Writing in 1940, the prominent German art historian Erwin Panofsky asked, How, then, is it possible to build up art history as a respectable scholarly discipline, if its objects come into being by an irrational and subjective process?'In Chaos and Cosmos, Karen Lang addresses the power of art to resist the pressures of the transcendental vantage pointhistory. Uncovering the intellectual and cultural richness of the early years of academic art history in Germanythe period from the 1880s to 1940she explores various attempts within art history to transform aesthetic phenomenachaosinto the cosmos of a systematic, unified field of inquiry.Lang starts by examining Panofsky's approach to aesthetic phenomena in his early theoretical essays alongside Ernst Cassirer's contemporaneous publications on the substance and function of scientific concepts (and on Einstein's theory of relativity). She then turns to the subject of aesthetic judgment through a rereading of Kantian subjectivity and Kant's uneasy legacy in art history. From here, Lang considers the different organizing theories of symbolic form proposed by Aby Warburg and Cassirer, as well as Goethe's inspiration for both; Alois Riegl's notion of age value and Walter Benjamin's conceptions of the aura; concluding with an extended examination of objectivity and the figure of the art connoisseur.Extensively illustrated with works of art from the Enlightenment to the present day, this venturesome book illuminates an intellectual legacy that has profoundly shaped the study of the history of art in ways that have, until now, been largely unacknowledged. Addressing the interplay of chaos and cosmos in terms of history, art history, philosophy, and epistemology, Lang traces shifts in point of view in art history and the way these shifts change aesthetic objects into historical objects, and even objects of knowledge.
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- Q: What is the main theme of 'Chaos and Cosmos'? A: 'Chaos and Cosmos' explores the relationship between chaos in aesthetic phenomena and the systematic approaches in art history, examining how art can resist transcendental views.
- Q: Who is the author of 'Chaos and Cosmos'? A: The author of 'Chaos and Cosmos' is Karen Lang, a prominent scholar in art history.
- Q: When was 'Chaos and Cosmos' published? A: 'Chaos and Cosmos' was published on September 25, 2006.
- Q: What is the format of this book? A: 'Chaos and Cosmos' is available in paperback format.
- Q: How many pages does 'Chaos and Cosmos' have? A: The book contains 312 pages.
- Q: Is 'Chaos and Cosmos' a new or used book? A: 'Chaos and Cosmos' is categorized as a new book.
- Q: What are some key topics discussed in 'Chaos and Cosmos'? A: The book discusses aesthetic judgment, the legacy of Kant, and the organizing theories of Aby Warburg and Ernst Cassirer.
- Q: What kind of illustrations are included in 'Chaos and Cosmos'? A: 'Chaos and Cosmos' is extensively illustrated with works of art from the Enlightenment to the present day.
- Q: Does 'Chaos and Cosmos' focus on any specific time period in art history? A: Yes, it focuses on the period from the 1880s to 1940 in the context of academic art history.
- Q: What makes 'Chaos and Cosmos' significant in art historical discourse? A: The book illuminates an intellectual legacy that has profoundly shaped the study of art history, addressing the interplay between chaos and cosmos.