Art as praxis
Danko Grlić's conception of art beyond technological determinism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4481345 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marko Hočevar (0009-0008-6025-6354, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 159 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 96-109 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Thesis Eleven (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0725-5136 • E-ISSN: 1461-7455 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0725513620946944 |
| OpenAlex | W3045724619 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 12 |
The article explores the specific conception of art developed by Danko Grlić, a prominent member of the Yugoslav Praxis School. Grlić conceptualised art beyond both aesthetic norms and technological determinism. Within the context of praxis philosophy, a distinct theory of the subject and a Marxist humanist approach, he reconceptualised art as a distinct type of praxis, a revolutionary and creative practice of changing existing living conditions. The article explains how his unique understanding of art leads Grlić to analyse, criticise and refute various Marxist approaches to art: art as an ideology, art as a reflection of the objective world, art as sociological analysis. Moreover, while sharing many ideas and conceptions with Walter Benjamin's materialist conception of art, Grlić reached the point where he became critical due to Benjamin's belief in technology concerning processes of emancipation, which Grlić viewed with scepticism
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Art methodology · Contemporary art · Determinism · Epistemology · Ideology · Marxist philosophy · Materialism · Politics · Praxis · Sociology · Technological determinism · Art, Politics, and Modernism · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy · Walter Benjamin Studies Compilation
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2022 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |