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Trust and the appreciation of art
Author(s) -
Abrahams Daniel,
Kemp Gary
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
ratio
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1467-9329
pISSN - 0034-0006
DOI - 10.1111/rati.12326
Subject(s) - epistemology , attribution , art market , art methodology , aesthetics , sociology , contemporary art , psychology , philosophy , social psychology , art , performance art , art history
Does trust play a significant role in the appreciation of art? If so, how does it operate? We argue that it does, and that the mechanics of trust operate both at a general and a particular level. After outlining the general notion of ‘art‐trust’—the notion sketched is consistent with most notions of trust on the market—and considering certain objections to the model proposed, we consider specific examples to show in some detail that the experience of works of art, and the attribution of art‐relevant properties or characterisations to works of art, very often involves the notion of trust; in such cases—perhaps most or even, implicitly, all—the question ‘Do I trust the artist (or art‐maker)?’, is inescapable.