Art, Aesthetics and Cultural Institutions

I intend to focus this exploratory case study on the institutional aspects of the Tate Liverpool Curatorial Studentship, with particular reference to 'Glam! The Performance of Style‘ and its place in art history. Tate is a non-profit organisation and a vital part of the museum and institution industry in the UK.

In this essay, I will argue that one concept that is of particular importance when attempting to analyse cinema in relation to Sartrean philosophy, is freedom. It is decidedly useful when considering the concept of an actor. ‘For Sartre we are all actors trying to be an audience towards ourselves. Thinking along these lines, he diminishes as self-deception any apparent being overcome by an emotion. One is not made sad by an event; one decides to greet it with an assumption of sadness.’

In this essay, I will argue that sublimity exceeds intentionality. Interrogating the sublime from the point of view of the artist, giving rise to new problems that are not normally treated when thinking of the sublime as a viewing experience, as sensation or force. It is rare for a viewer, even one with a background in the arts, to question an artist‟s intention, to consider why the work they are viewing is considered to be art, not only by them but by many others. Members of the public, those...

How do we assess the moral value of art? In order to determine whether or not art has a moral value, we must first find a definition of art to agree on for the purpose of this essay. "A perfect work of art will be one in which the content is important and significant to all men, and therefore it will be moral. The expression will be quite clear, intelligible to all, and therefore beautiful; the author‟s relation to his work will be altogether sincere and heartfelt, and therefore true.” (To...