Word: aestheticized
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Upon this premise, Appel cantilevers the argument that "Yes" versus "No" is the primary aesthetic division of the 20th century. He outlines a hypothetical, prescriptive bookshelf spanning the range of 20th century art. The "No" shelf includes Kafka, T.S. Eliot, George Grosz and the pantheon of Pop art, which emphasize...
Appel's critical stance on modernism is that of a fan, a supporter verging on groupie status. He urges that we "properly appreciate an enriching body of work that can be called `celebratory modernism,' and that we do so before the works in question have grown even dimmer or have...
Barbara Johnson, chair, Department of Women's Studies, reflected that to her the strength of this piece was in its "lack of governing consciousness. The desire to establish a solid ground from which the rest can be seen as spectacle is exactly what this performance thwarts. It is constantly impossible...
The Hebrew Bible portrays Philistines as boorish warriors, the opposite of Israeli heroes like David and Saul. And the word "philistine" has entered into common usage to describe a person who lacks an appreciation for intellectual and aesthetic matters.
It is unlikely that this show will force a sudden rewriting of American art history. No judgment by aesthetic, rather than racial, criteria can make him into a lost "great American painter," though certainly he was a good one. The show, and in particular Powell's detailed catalog -- a benchmark...