12/20/2013 Burn the Paintings Is iconoclasm anything more than the senseless destruction of art? by James Polchin §
11/25/2013 In the Buff The naked woman in art isn’t unusual, but we have trouble viewing the male body as a sexual, or artistic, object. by James Polchin §
11/03/2013 Culture Shock It’s tough to define art, especially because every culture has a different definition. Maybe you just know it when you see it. by James Polchin §
10/08/2013 A Way of Looking Julia Margaret Cameron challenged the arbitrary aesthetic boundaries for photography in the 19th century. In doing so, she’s made us ask: What is the true definition of “focus?” by James Polchin §
07/17/2013 Social Scenes L.S. Lowry’s work may depict the smoggy Industrial Era, but it makes us nostalgic for a disappearing class. by James Polchin §
06/24/2013 The World We Can’t See Are the works of Saloua Raouda Choucair testaments of war or glimpses at the potential of harmony? by James Polchin §