art for art's sake

art without any didactic, moral, or utilitarian function
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art for art's sake

Summary

art for art's sake is a Latin phrase[1]. It draws 2,924 Wikipedia views per month (latin_phrase category, ranking #50 of 326).[2]

Key Facts

  • art for art's sake's instance of is recorded as Latin phrase[3].
  • art for art's sake's described by source is recorded as Svensk uppslagsbok[4].
  • art for art's sake's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[5].
  • art for art's sake dates from the 1870s[6].
  • art for art's sake's P14541 is recorded as 23wXKJ[7].

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Designation and Status

art for art's sake's instance of is recorded as Latin phrase[3].

Why It Matters

art for art's sake draws 2,924 Wikipedia views per month (latin_phrase category, ranking #50 of 326).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

It has been cited as an influence by sōsaku-hanga[10], an art movement[11], in Empire of Japan[12], founded in 1904[13].

FAQs

Who did art for art's sake influence?

art for art's sake has been cited as an influence by sōsaku-hanga[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → topic/art-for-arts-sake
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1417]]: topic/art-for-arts-sake"
  2. 5w ago · Putnik · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → menas-menui
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7666]]: menas-menui"
  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 23wXKJ
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  4. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Latin phrase
    Aliases → —
    Described by source → Svensk uppslagsbok, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2
    Instance of → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007294799705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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