The document discusses the concept of aesthetic autonomy in art. It states that art has constantly sought to break from art history through avant-garde movements, yet was never fully able to do so. It also discusses how art became autonomous by rebelling against social interests and expectations, and had an enlightening function for society through critical examination. However, art became differentiated into an independent social system through this expanded autonomy. The document concludes that for art to maintain its identity and autonomy, it must develop new strategies, as external social controls have become internalized in art due to its autonomous evolution into a self-created social organization.