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URL:https://visualartists.ie/events/talk-art-and-philosophy-wonder-the-for
 gotten-aesthetic-category-from-the-hlg
SUMMARY:Talk | Art and Philosophy - Wonder- The Forgotten Aesthetic Categor
 y  from the HLG
DESCRIPTION:\n\nIs wonder more important than beauty in contemporary art? P
 lato and particularly Aristotle on thaumazein (wonder) as the beginning of
  philosophy. Wonder versus other aesthetic concepts such as awe and the su
 blime. Artworks as machines for producing wonder. Examples of artists that
  seek to evoke wonder: Olafur Eliasson\, James Turrell\, Yayoi Kusama. Emp
 hasis on the sensory over the cognitive. Curiosity as opposed to excellenc
 e as an aesthetic virtue. Wither wonder in the digital age? Can art still 
 surprise? Is there a politics of wondering? Who gets to wonder etc. Free\,
  book or come on the day subject to availability.
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