Abstract
The sense of taste has served as a governing metaphor for aesthetic discernment for several centuries, and recent philosophical perspectives on this history have invited literal, gustatory taste into aesthetic relevance. This paper summarizes the disposition of taste in aesthetics by means of three stories, the most recent of which considers food in terms of aesthetics and its employment in works of art. I conclude with some reflections on the odd position that taste has achieved in the postmodern art world, and I make a case for the often unnoticed role that bodily senses have in the apprehension of art.
Highlights
There is a mild insult in English that is sometimes directed at a person of low cultural sensibilities: “Your taste is all in your mouth.” As an insult it is pretty tame, but the philosophical assumptions that give it wit run deep
This paper summarizes the disposition of taste in aesthetics by means of three stories, the most recent of which considers food in terms of aesthetics and its employment in works of art
I conclude with some reflections on the odd position that taste has achieved in the postmodern art world, and I make a case for the often unnoticed role that bodily senses have in the apprehension of art
Summary
There is a mild insult in English that is sometimes directed at a person of low cultural sensibilities: “Your taste is all in your mouth.” As an insult it is pretty tame, but the philosophical assumptions that give it wit run deep. KEYWORDS Taste, Sense, Experience, Food, Aesthetic, Art
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