The Oddly Reassuring Quality of Surrealistic Art
When people are reminded of their own mortality, surrealist paintings they might otherwise find baffling can become sources of comfort.
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Spectators of the Orient: Kara Walker and a History of White Americans Gawking at Black and Brown Bodies
Many viewers of “Marvelous Sugar Baby” made it clear they were oblivious to the history of enslavement and abuse—in Walker’s art and this country—when they turned the installation into just another cheap form of entertainment. But that’s nothing new.
Making Art Boosts Seniors’ Psychological Resilience
German researchers report positive changes in the brains of recent retirees who learned how to create visual art.
What Is the Worst Thing You’ve Ever Made?
Jen Doll speaks to a bunch of different creative types about what they've all learned from being bad at what they now do well.
Designers Can Help Save the Planet
Why we need to encourage more artists and graphic designers to think about presenting our climate change problems in a visually compelling way.
Are Artists Created in the (Testosterone-Rich) Womb?
New research suggests artists may begin their journey toward creative achievement before they are born.
Art Museums Foster an Appreciation for Ambiguity
New research from Vienna finds viewing artworks in a museum enhances the aesthetic experience.
Artists Working Solo Create the Finest Work—or So We Believe
New research suggests we consider the amount of effort that goes into making a work of art when we're evaluating it—and take off points for collaborations.
The Best Museum Is a Home
As art museum attendance across the country continues to drop, it's time to embrace the beautiful eccentricity of the house museum.
The Myth of the Artist’s Creative Routine
For all the interest in the habits of highly creative people, there's not much to learn from Don DeLillo's manual typewriter or Maya Angelou's mid-day showers.