The Epistemology of “Contemporary Art” Noumenon

Element of justification in contemporary epistemology

The definition of propositional knowledge has been said to be: "knowledge is belief in justified truth" and belief, truth, and justified are necessary and adequate conditions in the actualization of knowledge.  Many faults have been directed towards this three elemental definition, which some of them have been derived from the element of justification. This article reviews some of the most im...

Critique of Research Books (Art)/ The Art Economics of Art: A Look at Contemporary Art Economics; Markets, Strategies, and the Star-making Systems, Marzieh Eftekhari

The Loss Of the Knowing Subject In Contemporary Epistemology

I argue in this paper that the inability of contemporary American theories of knowledge to validate the central claim of realist epistemology-that some of our concepts refer to corresponding entities in the external world-is inextricably bound up with a failure to grasp the essential contribution of the knowing-self in the subject-object relation that constitutes knowledge. To be sure, much att...

Identifying the Position and the Role of Curator in the Formation Process of Contemporary Art Movements.

The curator, by changes that has seen from its traditional functions towards new models, is now an omnipresent figure in the art world and is closely related to how the arts are showcased. Accordingly, it can have a direct and effective impact on raising awareness about an artistic flow and how it is presented. By this reason, this study explores the relationship between the curator’s activity ...

The Market for Contemporary Art