Tag: Art

A goal of art criticism is the pursuit of a rational basis for art appreciation but it’s questionable whether or not such criticism can transcend prevailing sociopolitical circumstances. The 2021 information pinpoint the nationwide and state-level contributions of the humanities and cultural sector to the nation’s financial system after the first yr of COVID-19. The […]

In England, Thomas Carlyle was a extremely influential essayist who turned historian; he each invented and exemplified the phrase “hero-worship”, lavishing largely uncritical praise on sturdy leaders such as Oliver Cromwell, Frederick the Great and Napoleon. Nationalist ideology of the interval placed great emphasis on racial coherence, and the antiquity of peoples, and tended to […]

Along with the conversation about returning art, the art community is calling upon museological institutions to hold themselves to a better standard of Social Justice, equity, and ethics. On March 22, 2023, Manhattan prosecutors seized 15 allegedly stolen antiquities tied to Subhash Kapoor. In December 2023, the museum announced it will return 14 Khmer sculptures […]