Theory of Art

From the archaic funerary and sacred stones to the most recent three-dimensional objects, sculpture has been determined by a dualistic tension betw...

Ideas About Art is an intelligent, accessible introductory text for students interested in learning how to think about aesthetics. It uses stories ...

In the Spring of 1965, dozens of New York artists met for the two-part, invitation-only Waldorf Panels on Sculpture. Organized by Phillip Pavia, th...

Why have some of the most interesting artists of our time committed themselves to some of the most devastating conflicts on Earth? Why are some of...

Artistic authorship is fundamental to how we interpret and value artworks. The figure of the solitary, creative genius underpins the symbolic and m...

An extraordinary collaboration between contemporary art and critical discourse, Narrating the Catastrophe guides readers through unfamiliar textual...

The conclusion of the Cold War in 1989 signalled the beginning of a new era in Eastern Europe, and this widespread change was felt no less strongly...

Before gaining widespread recognition for sculptural work that sought to dissolve aesthetic boundaries, most notably between sculpture and furnitur...

Between 2010, and 2013 ArtReview magazine published twenty-six columns of Browns Dictionary, an A-Z of art and the art world. Browns approach was ...

How social upheavals after the collapse of the French Empire shaped the lives and work of artists in early nineteenth-century EuropeAs the French E...

Black is Beautiful identifies and explores the most significant philosophical issues that emerge from the aesthetic dimensions of black life, provi...

Since its first appearance in 1931 Herbert Read's introduction to the understanding of art has established itself as a classic of its kind. It pr...