

You Say You Want a Revolution? – Plus ça change
For the last three weeks, France has been embroiled in a series of strikes and protests. They were originally sparked by the...


Walter Sickert as Jack the Ripper
The first art-related conspiracy this series of ten aims to tackle is one of the most infamous incidents in modern history, which...


The “ubiquitous” interactive medium and the radically innovative art form: Videogames: Design/Play/D
What comes to your mind when you think of videogames? If you are a so-called ‘hardcore gamer’ or a game enthusiast, games are...


In Defense of Bean: Art History and Pop Culture
If you’re looking for a positive spin on art history in the media, you’ve come to the right place. My name is Anna Thompson, an...


A rare, beautiful stasis: Steve McQueen’s Widows
Widows grabs you. It puts you deep into the tight streets of Chicago and paints an image of struggle and poverty sandwiched against...


Cosmically Curated: December Art 'Scopes
The holidays are a busy time of year when it can be hard to squeeze in a highbrow culture fix. Still, you don’t want to end up on...


Battleship Putinkin: Anarchy in the Ukraine
This week tensions between the Ukraine and Russia took an explosive turn (literally) when ships from each country’s navy clashed off the...


How Government Cuts are Impacting Arts Education
There is a painting of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden hanging on the wall of a gallery; both are naked, save for a fig leaf. A small...


In Absentia: Body Politics in the Absence of Human Form
“When you look at the imprint of our image, it is us that you will see,” Saint Symeon said to a disciple in response to a priest asking...


The Absence of Polygnotos
Hellenistic art is defined by our academic fetishization of names. The summation of our Grecian canon relies much on the shadowy and, if...


