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Yet, the definition of art hasn’t changed in 100 years, as W. David Marx explained in our recent conversation: “The best way to understand art is against kitsch. Kitsch is things that are made based on existing expectations of your audience. Usually it appeals to sentimentality because that's a universal aesthetic reaction. But art is something... See more
Use or ornament? The social impact of participation in the arts
François Matarasso • 3 highlights
artshealthresources.org.ukEleven propositions to the question: What is contemporary about craft?
Julia Bryan-Wilsonarts.berkeley.eduConversation with Christopher Page
An exploration of the representation and artifice in Christopher Page's paintings, focusing on the use of framing devices, artificial light, and the relationship between interiority and psychology.
figurefigure.frThe prescriptive forms of the art world, as in the real world, alienate us from ourselves and our neighbors. It’s normal to make art. This is a manifest truth that is obscured by the institutional imperative to contain and monopolize awe.