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Article: The Artist as Professional in Japan.(Book review)
- Article from:
- Canadian Journal of History
- Article date:
- March 22, 2006
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The Artist as Professional in Japan, edited by Melinda Takeuchi. Stanford, California, Stanford University Press, 2004. xvi, 262 pp. $45.00 US (cloth).
"What is an artist?" Such a question has preoccupied philosophers in the West since the time of Plato. The question is very relevant, as arts and crafts have pervaded every human society, and becomes important in the contemporary period as virtually anyone can now declare himself or herself an artist. Melinda Takeuchi asks this question in the context of Japan and its art. This is extremely interesting, as the concept of one who makes arts and crafts is very old, but the society under the influence of Chinese ...
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