Art for art's sake Art for art's sake "Art for art's sake" is the usual English rendering of a French slogan from the early 19th century, "l'art pour l'art", and expresses a philosophy that the intrinsic value of art, and the only "true" art, is divorced from any didactic, moral, or utilitarian function. Such works are sometimes described as "autotelic", from the Greek "autoteles", "complete in itself", a concept that has been expanded to embrace "inner-directed" or "self-motivated" human beings. The term is sometimes used commercially. A Latin version of this phrase ("ARS GRATIA ARTIS") is used as a motto by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and appears
Katasha Artis Northeastern. After sitting out the required on year due to NCAA transfer rules, Artis began to play for the Huskies as a sophomore. She averaged 14.4 points and 9.3 rebounds a game during her first season. Her junior year saw Artis take her game to the next level. Artis lead Northeastern to the American East playoffs and was voted American East Player of the Year and was voted to the All-East and District I All-American teams. She averaged 20.6 points per hame. During her senior season Artis averaged 21.2 points per game, leading the Huskies to a 19-10 season. Artis