Kitsch and the Social Pretense Theory of Bullshit Art
Kitsch and the Social Pretense Theory of Bullshit Art
Author(s): Lucas ScripterSubject(s): Aesthetics, Analytic Philosophy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Bullshit; Kitsch; Nonsense; Social Pretense; Art;
Summary/Abstract: This essay argues that bullshit art is a meaningful concept that differs from bullshitting about art, although the two may occur in tandem. I defend what I call the social pretense theory of bullshit art. On this view, calling a work of art ‘bullshit’ highlights a discrepancy between the prestige accorded a work of art and its nonsense character. This category of aesthetic criticism plays a unique role that cannot be identified with kitsch but bears only a contingent connection to it.
Journal: Estetyka i Krytyka
- Issue Year: 63/2021
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 47-67
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English