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THE WHISPERS OF THE MUSES - VJERAN KATUNARIC KA...

Although there is widespread belief that some artists attract the attention of muses more than
others  this topic has  so far  not been taken up seriously in art history or sociology of
culture. In his fascinating book  Vjeran Katunaric starts out by presenting many artworks  from
literature and visual arts to performing arts and architecture  as examples that demonstrate
the transcendental potential of art. The key concept explaining this capability concerns the
crossing of three time frames  i.e. past  present  and future in the historical present. An
inspirational source for such an approach is to be found in the aesthetic sociology and
philosophy of Georg Simmel and in the philosophical hermeneutics of history by Walter Benjamin.
The selected artworks and periods  respectively  span from early Renaissance and the beginning
of the Industrial Revolution to postmodernity and neoliberalism - with a glimpse to a possible
future as the opening of the cosmic era of humanity that is anticipated in early vanguard and
some contemporary paintings.

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