Writing on the act of looking: we follow how themes such as loneliness, time, childhood and renewal appear in art.
TagAbsurdism
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Essays & Criticism ·
Art does not console; it confronts. In the light of Albert Camus’s philosophy of the absurd, we look at the absurdity of existence in the works of Louise Bourgeois, Francis Alÿs and Bruce Nauman.
Existence & Spirituality ·
“One must imagine Sisyphus happy.” We explore Camus’s absurd hero and the aesthetics of persistence through examples from art history, from Titian to Stuck.
Essays & Criticism ·
Knowledge passes on through people, not only through screens. From Rembrandt to Nam June Paik, we look at what is lost when learning happens alone and without a master.
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