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Jean-Marie Schaeffer's 'L'Expérience esthétique' Revisits Aesthetic Experience

publication · 2026-04-24

Fifteen years after his 'Adieu à l'esthétique', Jean-Marie Schaeffer returns to the subject of aesthetics with 'L'Expérience esthétique', published by Gallimard. The book continues to explore a category that has been condemned by both analytic philosophy and cultural studies. Schaeffer's work was reviewed in artpress issue 423, June 2015, page 91.

Key facts

  • Jean-Marie Schaeffer published 'L'Expérience esthétique' with Gallimard.
  • The book follows his earlier work 'Adieu à l'esthétique' from 2000.
  • Schaeffer addresses the category of aesthetics, criticized by analytic philosophy and cultural studies.
  • The review appeared in artpress issue 423, June 2015, page 91.

Entities

Artists

  • Jean-Marie Schaeffer

Institutions

  • Gallimard
  • artpress

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