Origins

Edited by
Fred Dervin, Hanna Ragnarsdóttir

pp. 53-67

in: Karsten Harries, Art matters, Berlin, Springer, 2009

Abstract

Heidegger concludes "The Origin of the Work of Art" with the question whether art can be an origin (Ursprung) and then must be a head start (Vorsprung), or whether it is to remain a mere appendix and then can only be carried along (Nachtrag) as a routine cultural phenomenon.