2: What Is Art? Last updated Save as PDF Page ID28194 2.1: Why It Matters2.2: Art as a kind of communication and expression of culture2.3: Reading- Defining Art from the Medieval Period to Renaissance2.4: Reading- Defining Art from the Academy to Avant-Garde2.5: Reading- Defining Art from Modernity to Globalization2.6: Purposes of Art2.7: Reading- Purpose of Art2.8: Aesthetics2.9: Reading- Art, Aesthetics, and Beauty2.10: Perception and Value2.11: Reading- Value Judgment2.12: The Ongoing Definition of Art2.13: Reading- Defining Art2.14: Putting It Together