Arthur Danto Professions : Art critic Born : January 1, 1924 Died : October 25, 2013 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Arthur Danto Whatever art is, it is no longer something primarily to be looked at. Stared at, perhaps, but not primarily looked at Arthur Danto art-is art In my own version of the idea of 'what art wants,' the end and fulfillment of the history of art is the philosophical understanding of what art is, an understanding that is achieved in the way that understanding in each of our lives is achieved, namely, from the mistakes we make, the false paths we follow, the false images we have come to abandon until we learn wherein our limits consist, and then how to live within those limits. Arthur Danto philosophical mistake art The Rockwell magazine cover was more a part of the American reality than a record of it. Arthur Danto magazines records reality Similar Authors Brian Sewell art-critic Bernard Berenson art-critic Irving Sandler art-critic Donald Kuspit art-critic Deborah Solomon art-critic David Sylvester art-critic All Authors