The Uses of Reason in the Evaluation of Artworks Commentaries on the
This book uses an examination of the annual Turner Prize to defend the view that the evaluation of artworks is a reason-based activity, notwithstanding the lack of any agreed criteria for judging excellence in art. It undertakes an empirical investigation
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L E S G I L LO N
The Uses of Reason in the Evaluation of Artworks
Les Gillon
The Uses of Reason in the Evaluation of Artworks Commentaries on the Turner Prize
Les Gillon School of Film, Media and Performance University of Central Lancashire Preston, UK
ISBN 978-3-319-56365-7 ISBN 978-3-319-56366-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-56366-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017939552 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Peter Scholey/Alamy Stock Photo Cover design by Jenny Vong Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
My thanks to Brian Rosebury, Peter Herissone-Kelly, Paul Humble, Peter Lucas and Jennifer Hartshorn for their comments and suggestions
Contents
1 The Turner Prize and the Problem of Evaluation 1 2 But Is It Art? 15 3 Tomma Abts: Form and Value 49 4 Noel Carroll and the Art of Slapstick 73 5 But What Does it Mean? 101 6 Martin Creed: Ideas in an Empty Room 127 7 Ideal Critics and the Uses of Reason 149
Index 161
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CHAPTER 1
The Turner Prize and the Problem of Evaluation
The Problem of Evaluation Each year, when the Turner Prize is awarded, the Tate Gallery issues a short statement to explain why the winner’s artworks were chosen as the best. In the weeks leading up to the announcement of the winner, the work of all the nominees will have been reviewed and appraised many times in the press, and those critics too will have given explanations for the judgements they have made. When the critics pass judgements on works of art, there is an assumption that they are not simply offering their own opinions or confiding their
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