This is the second part of a two-part essay on conspiracy theories. The first part is here. Earlier, I looked at how “conspiracy thinking” could be made sense of in relation to a broader spectrum of ...

CHICAGO — Two weekends ago I was invited to attend the Lived Practice symposium held by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The symposium — which asked the central question “Can life be an art ...

The School of Art and Design History and Theory (ADHT) offers a comprehensive array of courses in design studies, fashion studies, media and visual culture studies, spatial design studies, design and ...

Part. 1. Tradition and the academy. Introduction: Alberti and the formation of modern art theory / Carolyn Wilde -- Classical concept of minesis / Göran Sörbom ; Medieval art theory / Hugh Bredin ; ...

Did you know that Ayn Rand had a theory of art? No? Neither did I! But I discovered it recently, thanks to a tip from painter Abigail Markov. It’s encapsulated in the hefty 539-page treatise “What Art ...

Art theory interrogates the foundations and evolution of artistic practice through both historical and contemporary lenses. It examines the formal elements of artefacts, the cultural systems within ...

This is difficult, because I feel deeply conflicted in some ways about the Jewish Museum’s Mirroring Evil exhibition (opening March This is difficult, because I feel deeply conflicted in some ways ...

The School of Art and Design History and Theory (ADHT) offers a comprehensive array of courses in design studies, fashion studies, media and visual culture studies, spatial design studies, design and ...

Did you know that Ayn Rand had a theory of art? No? Neither did I! But I discovered it recently, thanks to a tip from painter Abigail Markov. It's encapsulated in the hefty 539-page treatise What Art ...