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On Trust : Art and the Temptations of Suspicion
On Trust Art and the Temptations of Suspicion Author:Gabriel Josipovici Is it possible to create art freely today and yet produce works that are more than merely decorative or commercial? asks Gabriel Josipovici in this wide-ranging book. The suspicion that art is both frivolous and deceptive has a relatively short history, he explains, and he turns to works created in "cultures of trust"-Homer, the Hebrew Bible, Da... more »nte, and Shakespeare-in order to understand Romantic suspicion.« less