ARTMargins Examines Art and Scholarship's Role in Late Capitalism
ARTMargins published a scholarly article questioning the contemporary purpose of art and art history. The piece, authored by Vardan Azatyan, F.J. Schwartz, T.J. Clark, and others, appeared in Volume 10, Issue 3 on February 18, 2022. It interrogates whether art retains any critical autonomy or emancipatory potential within a fully commodified and technologically mediated society. The article explores if a boundary still exists to protect the arts and humanities from market forces. It asks whether art can function as a negative mirror to reality. The humanist ideals historically shared by liberals and communists are considered for their possible role in reshaping current artistic and scholarly practices. The full text is accessible via MIT Press under a subscription model. The article's DOI is 10.1162/artm_a_00304.
Key facts
- Article published in ARTMargins Volume 10, Issue 3
- Publication date: February 18, 2022
- Authors include Vardan Azatyan, F.J. Schwartz, and T.J. Clark
- Article questions art's autonomy in late capitalism
- Examines if art can serve a critical or emancipatory social agenda
- Considers the role of shared humanist ideals from liberals and communists
- Full content available via MIT Press subscription
- Digital Object Identifier: 10.1162/artm_a_00304
Entities
Artists
- Vardan Azatyan
- F.J. Schwartz
- T.J. Clark
Institutions
- ARTMargins
- MIT Press