Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Against reductionism: the intrinsic significance of the image 9
7. 2. Figure, plane, and frame: the phenomenology of pictorial space 35
8. 3. Pictorial representation and self-consciousness 60
9. 4. The presence of the painter 72
10. 5. Sculpture and transcendence 86
11. 6. The logic and phenomenology of abstract art 99
12. 7. The logic of Conceptualism 120
13. 8. The phenomenology of photography 139
14. 9. Ontology and aesthetics of digital art 153
15. 10. The body of architecture 173
16. Conclusion. Art history and art practice— some future possibilities 207
17. Notes 223
18. Index 243