When political speech is considered socially sensitive or politically dangerous, people are more likely to sit out protests, ...

In times of societal collapse – whether war, oppression or pandemic – art emerges not as a luxury but as a vital lifeline, a ...

For example, now that Northern Ireland is in the teeth of the ... What is clearly needed in society is a precise definition of what constitutes political art so that it is not confused with cultural ...

Bruce LaBruce talks his work, his distaste for 'liberal tolerance,' being rejected by queer festivals, and pornography in a ...

At this time when we are fighting an all out war against tyranny and oppression, it is extremely important that the picture ...

A new book offers a framework for unifying the two spheres.

This year's Art Basel, the world's top contemporary art fair, paints a portrait of a troubled planet, with works embodying ...

However, here too we don’t have ‘Art for Art’s sake’ or purely abstract art. Lovers, for example, are shown as projecting from their hearts objects with a resemblance to hooks. This is a striking ...

T. J. Clark Thames & Hudson, London, 2025 Just a little over fifty years ago, I wanted to read the most challenging new art history writing. And so I ...

Like Plato, they recognized that art could be used to shape cultural and political identity, and they had a very particular idea of what “German identity” should be.