Abstract
The institutional theory of art originates from the analytical aestheticians' debates on the definition of art. The discussions round Arthur Danto's "artworld" and George Dickie's "institutional theory of art" signalize a transition of focus from the "essential property" to the "relational property" in aesthetics and shows some sociologically oriented features. Sociologists such as Howard Becker and Pierre Bourdieu proceed to examine the structural rules of art institutions from the perspective of cooperation and conflict, which breaks the boundaries of the traditional philosophy of art and has made significant contribution to the interdisciplinary integration and complementation between contemporary aesthetics and sociology.
First Page
101
Last Page
107
Recommended Citation
Kuang, Xiao. 2012. "On the Institutional Theory of Art from the Perspective of Cultural Sociology." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 32, (6): pp.101-107. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol32/iss6/6
