CHICAGO — Two weekends ago I was invited to attend the Lived Practice symposium held by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The symposium — which asked the central question “Can life be an art ...

Introduction: Feminism-Art-Theory: Towards a (political) historiography -- 1. Overviews. Introduction -- Gender in/of culture. Valerie Solanas, 'Scum Manifesto' (1968 ...

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 ...

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 ; ...

This course seeks to consider the interrelationship between contemporary art and critical theory. Taking up key methodologies elaborated over the past decades such as poststructuralism, psychoanalytic ...

Can I study abroad as an Art, Theory and Practice major or minor? YES! Many Art Theory and Practice majors and minors can and do study abroad during their time at Northwestern. "Studying art abroad ...

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 ...

Along with being a cornerstone of culture, and the subject of widespread fascination and enthusiasm, contemporary art is also representative of a complex and dynamic market—and a dominant facet of the ...

Introduction to the histories of art and the practice of art history. You will encounter a range of arts (including painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, prints) and artistic practices from ...