A sceptical note on the idea of the moral imperative in contemporary art

Author

Kuspit, Donald

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Art criticism. 1991, Num. 1, Vol. 7, 106-112

ISSN

0195-4148

Abstract (en)

Asks what morality art should exhort us to, when the morality it is asked to conform to is suspect. Argues that art is necessary in the contemporary world as the one psychosocial space where the obscene--in the sense of "against the scene"--can be manifest. Concludes that while it may give the artist a sense of narcissistic superiority, art that is obviously moral does not help the spectator to realize his responsibility for art or for life.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1945-present
• Art
• 1900-2000
• Morality
• Obscenity

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1945-présent
• Art
• 1900-2000
• Morale
• Obscénité

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19921001-00432920

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