Can viewing art reduce stress?
By Paul Panckhurst There’s evidence that looking at paintings can reduce stress and anxiety. A researcher wants to know if this phenomenon can help surgery patients heal. Pablo Picasso once said, “Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”...
How does art happen in the pressures of the COVID pandemic?
By Lisa Samuels “Pressure tends to bring us to attention, so it’s no surprise that the COVID pandemic motivates art.” Art is the eruption of energy in the form of made events amidst the forces of living. It tips over the edges of the utilitarian to perform...
Will COVID quieten Beethoven’s big birthday?
By Nancy November The 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth would surely be loud, public, monumental, teleological, triumphant, heroic—like the music of the man himself. Right? Wrong, on both counts. Along with other Beethoven scholars, students, performers and fans,...
Why do people steal art? 🔊
The recent heist at the Green Vault within the Dresden Castle in Germany has been speculated to be one of the largest art heists in history. City officials and experts consider the loss to be “priceless” and a “cultural loss”, while the media...
Should looted artefacts be returned to the cultures that made them?
By Mark Horton Returning looted artefacts will finally restore heritage to the brilliant cultures that made them, according to Mark Horton. European museums are under mounting pressure to return the irreplaceable artefacts plundered during colonial times. As an...
Is graffiti art?
Ron Kramer speaks to Julianne Evans. Ron Kramer speaks to Julianne Evans about graffiti art and his unconventional weekend side-line in commissioned graffiti, writing under a pseudonym. Splashing a dark alley with colour, turning a blank wall into a talking point;...
How is art used to counter oppression? 🔊
Throughout history, art has been used as an act of resistance and a weapon to counter oppression and violence. Maria Armoudian talks to Professor Mark LeVine about the role of art in resistance movements. Mark LeVine is a Professor of History at the University of...Subscribe by Email
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