Instructions and guide questions for essay no. 4on Arthur Danto’s “The Artworld”

Date due: Nov. 10, 2015 (Tues.)

Prepared by Dr. Noelle Leslie dela CruzPhilosophy Department, De La Salle University

Directions:

Please read Arthur Danto’s “The Artworld,” uploaded in the Facebook group (“Danto-Artworld.pdf) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/112638222419522/112688135747864/.

On Nov. 5 (Thursday), please proceed to the Yuchengco Museum, second floor of the Yuchengco building in the DLSU Taft campus. As the museum opens at 8:00 am, attendance for section EG will be checked at that time by Dr. dela Cruz in the lobby. For section C42, please show up at the venue at 11:00 am on the same day. The class will be given a 45-minute tour of the museum, after which the students are free to mill around on their own.

Format of the paper: 3-4 pages double-spaced, on short bond paper. (Not A4 size! And please staple your papers together.)

Guide questions:

Answer the following questions in numbered form; please retype the questions:

1. What theory of art is Danto evincing in “The Artworld”? Explain in terms of the difference between “IT” and “RT”.

2. What mistake does Testadura make concerning Rauschenberg’s bed? How does RT account for this mistake?

3. Why does the artist (e.g. Andy Warhol) “fail, really and of necessity, to produce a mere real object”?

4. How is “the retroactive enrichment of entities in the artworld” possible? Explain in terms of the art-related pairs of predicates that Danto discusses in part IV.

5. During the class visit to the Yuchengco museum, take down notes about specific artworks you encounter and which make a particular impression on you (note their title, artist, physical features, and possible meaning). Which objects are explicable in terms of IT? Which ones are explicable in terms of RT? Discuss in detail.

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