The Cult of Oblivion: CIA, Abstract Expressionists, and Kant
From the cave paintings of the Horses’ Heads to figurative art today, visual art is about perception and subject. We artists, and our anien
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From the cave paintings of the Horses’ Heads to figurative art today, visual art is about perception and subject. We artists, and our anien
“The gallows doth wonderfully work to concentrate the mind,” observed Samuel Johnson. . . .
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If you’re a fan of Steve Jobs, the Apple co-founder and digital age revolutionary, you might find Steve Jobs the movie a bit hard to take...
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