The Hegelian Model of Historiography of Art in Danto’s “The End of Art”

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February 19, 2023
The End of Art Book Review
According to the Hegelian model, history is a dialectical process of thesis, antithesis, and synthesis. In the context of art, this means that art movements are seen as opposing forces that come into conflict with each other but eventually merge into a higher synthesis. In other words, each new movement in art arises in opposition to the previous movement. However, they eventually combined to form a new movement representing a higher artistic development.
The authors note that the Hegelian model has been influential in developing mode...