What is Art?

What is art? And what isn't? These are the philosophical questions that Jorge Helft sets out to answer.

Today, we consume art too quickly and expeditiously, without taking the time to ask the question: why is it art? The names of well-known artists inevitably influence our judgement, but in no way determine the importance or quality of the work.work of art. And yet, it is their history and their political and cultural context that are the keys to understanding a work of art. work and art.