The discourse regarding intentionality and interpretation in analytic philosophy of art, although ample and lively, has concerned itself almost exclusively with the literary medium. Starting from a paper published by Hans Maes, I discuss the complications that may arise in straightforwardly applying current intentionalist strategies to the realm of the contemporary visual arts. I first present a detailed account of the difference between hypothetical intentionalism and moderate actual intentionalism which will help to better understand the nature of Maes’s arguments in his paper. I then argue that the characteristics which shape the approach of moderate actual intentionalism cannot be accommodated by certain contemporary visual artworks. I will demonstrate how in certain contemporary artworks, should a viewer be interested in accepting actual intentions within her interpretation, she will have to do so with an extreme intentionalist posture rather than a moderate actual one.

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当代视觉艺术中的意向性问题

虽然分析艺术哲学中的意向性和解释性论述充实而生动，但几乎只涉及文学媒介。从汉斯·梅斯（Hans Maes）发表的论文开始，我讨论了将当前的故意主义策略直接应用于当代视觉艺术领域时可能出现的复杂性。我首先详细介绍假设故意主义与适度实际故意主义之间的区别，这将有助于更好地理解梅斯在论文中的论点的本质。然后，我认为某些当代视觉艺术作品无法容纳塑造适度实际意图主义方法的特征。我将展示在某些当代艺术品中，