Wooden ancient statuette depicting a human with their arms crossed on their chest

Why I Don't Like "Art"

Wari ceramic bottle with two chambers
Wari ceramic bottle depicting a person with a hat and a tunic
Shell dolls used by Aboriginal children to represent family members.
“Doll,” Deir-el-Bahari, Luxor, Egypt.
Inca ceramic (Paccha) with a bird, a llama, and a feline
blue Egyptian bowl with a person standing

More Information

[1] Shiner, Larry. The Invention of Art: A Cultural History. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2001.[2] Errington, Shelly. “What Became Authentic Primitive Art?” Cultural Anthropology 9.2 (1994): 201-26.[3] Dean, Carolyn. “The Trouble with (the Term) Art.” Art Journal, 65.2 (2006): 27.


Images:
- Egyptian artist, “Doll,” Deir-el-Bahari, Luxor. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (97.1102)
- Wari artist, double chambered bottle, 7th–8th century, Peru. Metropolitan Museum of Art (64.228.53)
- Wari artist, face-neck bottle, 7th-11th century, Peru. Metropolitan Museum of Art (1987.2)
- Shell dolls used by Aboriginal children to represent family members. Hemple Bay, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia © Australian Museum/Rebecca Fisher
- Inca artist(s), double bowl, 15th-early 16th century, Andes. Metropolitan Museum of Art (1979.206.1149)
- Egyptian artist(s), bowl, 1295–1185 B.C.E, Egypt. Metropolitan Museum of Art (45.2.8)

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