Did you know that Ayn Rand had a theory of art? No? Neither did I! But I discovered it recently, thanks to a tip from painter Abigail Markov. It's encapsulated in the hefty 539-page treatise What Art ...

Introduction: Feminism-Art-Theory: Towards a (political) historiography -- 1. Overviews. Introduction -- Gender in/of culture. Valerie Solanas, 'Scum Manifesto' (1968 ...

Hal Foster is one of the most well-known thinkers about art today. In a career that spans several decades, he is known for important much-cited books including The Return of the Real from 1996, Design ...

Art theory interrogates the foundations and evolution of artistic practice through both historical and contemporary lenses. It examines the formal elements of artefacts, the cultural systems within ...

Along with being a cornerstone of culture, and the subject of widespread fascination and enthusiasm, contemporary art is also representative of a complex and dynamic market—and a dominant facet of the ...

Could there be a unified theory of art? As someone who is a casual follower of the sciences and once happily attended a lecture in Boston by Stephen Hawking in which he amusingly illuminated some of ...

The study of art history, theory and criticism is an expansive field that interrogates the multilayered relationship between artworks, their contexts and the evaluative practices that inform their ...

This course seeks to consider the interrelationship between contemporary art and critical theory. Taking up key methodologies elaborated over the past decades such as poststructuralism, psychoanalytic ...

Can I study abroad as an Art, Theory and Practice major or minor? YES! Many Art Theory and Practice majors and minors can and do study abroad during their time at Northwestern. "Studying art abroad ...

In Art and Agency, Alfred Gell formulates an anthropological theory of visual art that focuses on the social context of art production, circulation, and reception. As a theory of the nexus of social ...

Introduction to the histories of art and the practice of art history. You will encounter a range of arts (including painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, prints) and artistic practices from ...