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Art was a way of storing our brains in each other’s. It wasn’t until fairly recently in human history, when rich landowners wanted something pretty to look at in winter, that the idea of art-as-mere-ornament came around. A painting of a blooming rose to hang on the mantel when the flowers outside the window had gone to ice. And still in the
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Dissecting the Dissector - A piece profiling Cole Cuchna creator of the Dissect podcast
“I didn’t move an inch for the next 78 minutes. No work got done. When the psychedelic notes of Wesley’s Theory penetrated my conscience, I was covered in goosebumps and possessed by the verses. I don’t remember many moments of sustained, enraptured attention in
... See moreA Van Gogh painting functions differently for a painter studying brushwork than for a lay viewer forming emotional connection than for an art historian analyzing cultural context. The painter sees method, the viewer experiences meaning, the scholar traces influence, all valid but distinct modes of engagement.
The Curatorial Turn
What makes art interesting and also allows us to question society?