Art's Philosophical Work Author:Andrew Benjamin What is the work of art? How does art work as art? Andrew Benjamin contends that the only way to address these questions is by developing a radically new materialist philosophy of art, and by rethinking the history of art from within that perspective. — A materialist philosophy of art starts with the contention that meaning is only ever the after... more » effect of the way in which materials work. Starting with the relation between history, materials and work (art?s work), this book opens up a highly original reconfiguration of the philosophy of art. Benjamin undertakes a major project that seeks to develop a set of complex interarticulations between art history and an approach to art?s work that emphasizes art?s material presence. A philosophy of art emerges from the limitations of aesthetics.« less