Art As a Social System

"Art as a Social System deserves to be read as a brilliant synthesis of every major philosophy of art, from Baumgarten to Kristeva, and as an ambitious attempt to understand art history in its entirety. . . . It seems inevitable that North American academics in the humanities will soon confront this challenging work."Literary Research / Recherche Litteraire "Thus, what is most interesting about Luhmann's view of art is also what is most interesting about his general theory: its sophisticated and elaborate explorations in the evolutionary development of the media of communication, which are perhaps unparalleled in contemporary theory."American Journal of SociologyLuhmann, Niklas is the author of 'Art As a Social System', published 2000 under ISBN 9780804739078 and ISBN 0804739072.