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 ...

“Peristeronic,” a group exhibition celebrating the work of 10 Art Theory and Practice seniors, was conceived and created in the basement of Kresge Hall before opening at Dittmar Gallery May 22. The ...

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 ...

Could there be a unified theory of art? As someone who is a casual follower of the sciences and once happily attended a lecture in Boston by Stephen Hawking in which he amusingly illuminated some of ...

Hal Foster is one of the most well-known thinkers about art today. In a career that spans several decades, he is known for important much-cited books including The Return of the Real from 1996, Design ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...