Heterogeneity and Transcendence:On the art spirit in Aesthetic Theory by Theodor Adorno
In the face of the culture industry and avant-garde art in the 20th century,Theodor Adorno regards the spirit as an inner moment that endows artworks with the power of objectification.By criticizing Immanuel Kant and Wassily Kandinsky,Adorno emphasized the close relationship between art spirit and truth,and denied the metaphysical essence of spirit.The art spirit presents the"gain"of art,and bears the characteristics of transcendence,objectivity and heterogeneity,so that art can be the denunciation of reality and lead us to the future.
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