Symposium on The Space That Separates: A Realist Theory of Art

Nick Wilson; Dave Elder-Vass; Andrew Sayer; Tobin Nellhaus; Ian Verstegen; Alan Norrie

doi:10.1080/14767430.2022.2087296

Symposium on The Space That Separates: A Realist Theory of Art

Nick Wilson^*, Dave Elder-Vass, Andrew Sayer, Tobin Nellhaus, Ian Verstegen, Alan Norrie

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The symposium on The Space that Separates: A Realist Theory of Art (Wilson, 2020) presents commentary and critical reflection from five leading contributors to critical realism. In response, Nick Wilson suggests that where there is disagreement it may well arise from a misunderstanding over the object of study. Rather than focusing on artworks, artists, artforms, and the arts, The Space that Separates re-directs attention towards universal but too-often invisibilized practices of caring about experience, which Wilson defines as art. Such practices help us to recognize what we have reason to value, which is a basic human need. Inviting a hopeful response to the symposium the article emphasizes the possibility of finding common ground – bridging the space that separates. Offering examples of where fruitful connections can be made with reviewers’ distinctive contributions, attention is also drawn to progressive research in ‘cultural development’ premised on aesthetic critical realism and caring about experience.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1
Number of pages	32
Journal	Journal of Critical Realism
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14767430.2022.2087296
Publication status	Published - 4 Jul 2022

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aesthetic critical realism
art
experience

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