Pretentiousness: why it matters

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"Pretentiousness is for anyone who has braved being different, whether that's making a stand against artistic consensus or running the gauntlet of the last bus home dressed differently from everyone else. It's an essential ingredient in pop music and high art. Why do we choose accusations of elitism over open-mindedness? What do our anxieties about "pretending" say about us? Co-editor of Frieze, Europe's foremost magazine of contemporary art and culture, Dan Fox has authored over two hundred es…

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Full title :Pretentiousness : why it matters / Dan Fox.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2016.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Coffee House Press
Place of Publication:Minneapolis
Language:eng
Publication Date:2016.

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Description:150 pages : : illustrations ; : 19 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781566894289, 156689428X
oclc:ocn920018916
LC Classification:NX212
Dewey Decimal:700

Subjects

ART -- Criticism & Theory ART -- Popular Culture autenticitet Authenticité (Philosophie) Authenticity (Philosophy) Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) Konstnärligt skapande LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- Essays Performance PHILOSOPHY -- Aesthetics Rendement au travail Task Performance and Analysis