Carsten Friberg: Over the years, we have met at various events about aesthetics, and we have discussed our shared frustration that both the theory and the general perception of aesthetics often ultimately treat design as an object that is praised for its artistic qualities and beauty.
The art historical canon has been deconstructed with support from schools of theory such as feminism and postcolonialism. She is associate professor of art history at the University of Bergen, where she teaches 20th-centutry art history, contemporary art and art theory.
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