Art In Its Time

Art In Its Time takes a close look at the way in which art has become integral to the everyday 'ordinary' life of modern society. It explores the prevalent notion of art as transcending its historical moment, and argues that art cannot be separated from the everyday as it often provides material to represent social struggles and class, to explore sexuality, and to think about modern industry and our economic relationships.

1. Introduction 2. Some Masks of Modernism 3. Beautiful and Sublime: 'Gender Totemism' in the Constitution of Art 4. Art and Money 5. Pork and Porcelain 6. The Rationalization of Art 7. Mechanical Reproduction in the Age of Art 8. Aesthetics and Anti-aesthetics 9. The Andy Warhol of Philosophy and the Philosophy of Andy Warhol 10. The Avant-Garde in Fashion 11. Class Taste