Art, authenticity and appropriation

James O. Young

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Front. Philos. China ›› 2006, Vol. 1 ›› Issue (3) : 455-476. DOI: 10.1007/s11466-006-0019-2

Art, authenticity and appropriation

  • James O. Young
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It is often suggested that artists from one culture (outsiders) cannot successfully employ styles, stories, motifs and other artistic content developed in the context of another culture. I call this suggestion the aesthetic handicap thesis and argue against it. Cultural appropriation can result in works of high aesthetic value.

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James O. Young. Art, authenticity and appropriation. Front. Philos. China, 2006, 1(3): 455‒476 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11466-006-0019-2
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