ch 5
Making discriminating judgments about art is inherent to
all art criticism.
Critics who examine the environmental influences on a work of art, such as the economic system, cultural values, and politics, use
contextual theories.
Which theories focus attention on the composition of an artwork and how earlier artworks may have influenced it?
formal theories.
The 1973 court case Miller v. California established artists'
freedom to create what they want..
Value judgment about art necessarily involves
subjectivity.
Chris Olfili's Holy Virgin Mary and Michelangelo's Last Judgment
were both subject to censorship.