‘What is Bad Art Good For?’
byAnnie Konzelman uses a controversial chapter from Dostoevsky’s Demons to raise important, thought-provoking questions about the value of “bad” art, in the next article…
ethics
The Wound and The Coyote: Joseph Beuys’ Spiritual Vision
byIf you come in a space with a big flame of fire you will get burnt, and you cannot say: ‘This is the symbol…
All that Jazz
by“I never like jazz music because jazz music doesn’t resolve. But I was outside the Bagdad Theater in Portland one night when I saw…
The Worldview Behind the Work of Art: Five Cautionary Statements
byAnalysing a work of art by constructing a worldview that supposedly shapes the work of art or is embodied by the work of art…
Abuse of Cakes
byTake a good look–the precariously balanced pile of objects in this photo is actually a cake. In recent years, whether in trendy bakeries or…
Deadly Theatre and a Plea for Creativity
byImagine yourself sitting in a theatre waiting for a play to begin. The lights dim, the curtain is pulled, and the first actors emerge…
Cooking in Community
byArtists are often perceived as isolated or alienated, and this can have a grain of truth. If an artist is crafting a work by…