Por um leitor com dúvidas – notas sobre arte e fascismo, de Anatol Rosenfeld

Abstract

Anatol Rosenfeld’s essay Arte e fascismo (Art and fascism) is directly related to World War II and its cultural impact. The essay brings up doubts regarding aesthetic value attributed to works of art created by people who defended fascism. The arguments open space to antagonisms. Arte e fascismo is a text in which doubts are very important to deal with ethical difficulties regarding aesthetic values. In face of those antagonisms, when a critical reflection cannot achieve any synthesis, the reader might realize it is necessary to emphasize how doubts are important in order to think about ethical and aesthetical challenges.