Art and Mind Games
On Sunday, 20 June, the Guardian posted an article titled, ‘Why Modern Art is all in the Mind,‘ reviewing a forthcoming book titled, ‘How…
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The Most Important Production of Art?
If i were asked to say what is at once the most important production of Art and the thing most to be longed for,…
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Buren’s Columns
In 1986 Daniel Buren created Les Deux Plateaux (commonly referred to as ‘Buren’s Columns’) in the courtyard of the Palais-Royal in Paris. The work,…
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Objectivity, Subjectivity, Worldview, and Art
Imagine a large, circular room with several tiers of chairs along its inner walls. In the centre of the room is a large globe…
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The Value of (Art)Work
Political philosopher…turned mechanic…turned New York Times Bestseller? That’s Matthew B. Crawford for you. His book Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value…
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Learning to Be Critics with Our Hands and Feet
When it comes to criticism and interpretation of art and culture, of the writing of books, journal articles, blog posts and facebook notes there…
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