- Paperback
- Publisher: Penguin; n.i. edition (30 April 1970)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140206329
- ISBN-13: 978-0140206326
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 2.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,726,848 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Mapping the necessary social function of art
15 July 2001
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Fischer's book, translated cleanly by Anna Bostock, addresses art from the levels of medium, message and magic. Thought-provoking and influential, _The Necessity of Art_ is also quite readable and not at all dogmatic. Book is divided into five sections:
The function of art
The origins of art
Art and capitalism
Content and form
The loss and discovery of reality
Perhaps the most-quoted passages come from "content and form", which was indeed for me the most interesting section of the book. Form as solidified social experience fits into his analysis extremely well and the idea is developed here in a fascinating manner.
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