<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">art for art&apos;s sake</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31299970</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:20:32</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">l&apos;art pour l&apos;art</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The concept emphasizes the autonomous value of art, and asserts that art does not need to serve an end, or need justification. It was a primary principle of the Aesthetic Movement of the late 19th century. Concept and phrase which was popularized, in French, as "l'art por l'art," by French philosopher Victor Cousin, in the 19th century.  ]]></dc:description></metadata>