The Work of Art in the Times of Late Modernity by Gianni Vattimo
The Work of Art in the Times of Late Modernity by Gianni Vattimo

Summary/Abstract: The paper describes the situation of art works in the times of late modernity bypresenting Gianni Vattimo, one of the most important representatives of modernhermeneutics. Art’s historical narrative has collapsed due to civilisational transformation– mainly thanks to the invention of technological means for the mass reproductionof images. Two of the primary traits of art works from a traditional perspective– originality and authenticity – have nowadays been undermined. Vattimocalls this phenomenon ‘an explosion of aesthetics’.The paper describes the situation of art works in the times of late modernity by presenting Gianni Vattimo, one of the most important representatives of modern hermeneutics. Art’s historical narrative has collapsed due to civilisational trans¬formation – mainly thanks to the invention of technological means for the mass re¬production of images. Two of the primary traits of art works from a traditional per¬spective – originality and authenticity – have nowadays been undermined. Vattimo calls this phenomenon ‘an explosion of aesthetics’.

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