the more autonomous or disinterested status of art Does "advertising approaches what is thought to be the more autonomous or disinterested status of art" in the following context mean: 1. advertising is thought to be a form of art that is more autonomous or disinterested or 2. advertising is thought to be more autonomous or disinterested than art? Context: From this point of view, advertising can be said to function aesthetically, if the aesthetic is taken in the Kantian sense of a sort of playground for the emotions, imagination and intellect. In this respect, advertising approaches what is often thought to be the more autonomous or disinterested status of art.