Abstract ideas rarely fail because they are false; they fail because they are hard to grasp. Across history, deep thinkers ...
The rappers, rockers, crooners, K-pop idols, indie kids, and at least one wannabe 18th-century pirate who are setting the standard for how we dress right now.
In Sky Hopkina’s solo exhibition “Sonic Transmission” (runs through April 18), guest curator Gina Basso adds another exciting ...
This moment of revelation is common to many people who don’t form mental images. They report that they might never have ...
Teachers can give students opportunities for close reading through exploration of books paired with visual media.
An exhibition at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam reminds us that photography has always had a complicated relationship with the ...
Over centuries, artists and censors have employed the humble fig leaf to cover the penis – including on Michelangelo’s ...
Hawks offered women both real and symbolic means to express gender, power and status within a male-dominated world.
Meaning doesn’t stay inside individual brains. Shared attention and language allow meaning to become symbolic, social, and cumulative.
Frida Kahlo transformed her profound physical and emotional suffering into a powerful visual language through her self-portraits. She used her art to confront pain, celebrate heritage, and express ...
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