Dickie

In the reading for this week, we read about George Dickie's theories on what makes art, art. Unlike other readings thus far, Dickie believes that art is considered art when a work of art that is being viewed is being viewed in the manner in which it is to be considered art. What this means is if something is labeled as a piece of art, intended to be labeled as a piece of art, displayed as a piece of art, intended to be displayed as a piece of art and lastly signed as a piece of art, then it is art. Instead of stating what makes art, Dickie abandons the concept that art is art when it meets certain requirements. Instead, he states what can make art, art.
An example: If a member of the art community sets up a poster in a museum that was not made by her. She labels the art as art and displays the art as art. Finally she signs it declaring that it is art to the whole world. Is the poster art?

It most definitely is art because it has the purpose of being art.

Now a question I pose is if someone declares that something is art and displays it as art, but someone does not see it as art, how is it determined if it is art?