Chapter 6: What Makes One Aesthetic Object or Experience Better Than Another?

6.1 Shoot, Chris Burden, 1971, performance.

6.2 Trans-Fixed, Chris Burden, 1974, performance.

6.3 A Thousand Years, Damien Hirst, 1990, installation.

6.4 Fanny and Alexander (trailer), Ingmar Bergman, 1982, film.

6.5 Carmen, “L’amour est un oiseau rebelle” (Elina Garanca), Georges Bizet, 1875, performance.

6.6 The Holy Virgin Mary, Chris Ofili, 1996, acrylic, oil, polyester resin, paper collage, glitter, map pins, and elephant dung on canvas.

6.7 La Trahison des images (Ceci n’est pas une pipe), René Magritte, 1928–29, oil on canvas.

6.8 No. 3/No. 13 (Magenta, Black, Green on Orange), Mark Rothko, 1949, oil on canvas.

6.9 Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist), Jackson Pollock, 1950, oil, enamel, and aluminum on canvas.