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In his book "What Is Art?", Leo Tolstoy discredits aestheticism by denouncing many forms of art as "artificial and cerebral" for simply trying to portray beauty instead of convey themes or emotions. Have any other writers spoken out against aesthetics in art?

by /u/SovietTr0llGuy in /r/AskHistorians

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