The most popular aesthetics books of 2021

Aesthetics is the philosophy of art and beauty. Why do some things move us, is taste only personal, and what makes something a work of art? These books think carefully about painting, music, literature and nature, and will sharpen the way you look and listen. This list shows the ones first published in 2021.

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Figural Space
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Figural Space

William D. Melaney

2021 · 2023 edition

204 pages

This Tree
Cover of This Tree

This Tree

C. Rommial Butler

Published 2021

78 pages

Historical Modernisms
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Historical Modernisms

Jean-Michel Rabaté, David Tucker, Angeliki Spiropoulou, Erik Tonning, Matthew Feldman

2021 · 2023 edition

290 pages

The Protest and the Recuperation
Cover of The Protest and the Recuperation

The Protest and the Recuperation

Alpesh Kantilal Patel, Anthony Downey, Barnaby Drabble, Beth Stryker, Betti-Sue Hertz

Published 2021

160 pages