The critic as artist
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New York : David Zwirner Gallery, 2019.
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Shirlington - Adult Nonfiction
111.85 WILDE
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111.85 WILDE
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Published
New York : David Zwirner Gallery, 2019.
Format
Book
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144 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
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In 'The Critic as Artist'--arguably the most complete exploration of his aesthetic thinking, and certainly the most entertaining--Oscar Wilde harnesses his famous wit to demolish the supposed boundary between art and criticism.00Subtitled 'Upon the Importance of Doing Nothing and Discussing Everything', the essay takes the form of a leisurely dialogue between two characters: Ernest, who insists upon Wilde's own belief in art's freedom from societal mandates and values, and a quizzical Gilbert. With his playwright's ear for dialogue, Wilde champions idleness and contemplation as prerequisites to artistic cultivation. Beyond the well-known dictum of art for art's sake, Wilde's originality lays an argument for the equality of criticism and art. For him, criticism is not subject to the work of art, but can in fact precede it: the artist cannot create without engaging his or her critical faculties first. And, as Wilde writes, "To the critic the work of art is simply a suggestion for a new work of his own."
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wilde, O. (2019). The critic as artist . David Zwirner Gallery.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wilde, Oscar. 2019. The Critic As Artist. David Zwirner Gallery.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wilde, Oscar. The Critic As Artist David Zwirner Gallery, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wilde, Oscar. The Critic As Artist David Zwirner Gallery, 2019.
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