This article delves into the fluid yet complex "whiplash" motif of Art Nouveau, tracing its aesthetic grace back to unsettling colonial histories. Drawing from Debora L. Silverman’s work, the essay explores how Belgian modernism, particularly the works of Henry van de Velde, is rooted in the brutal exploitation of Congo's rubber industry. It calls for deeper reflection on the role of art in representing, confronting, or even concealing the painful legacies embedded within its fluid lines.
Parsa Zaheri considers the evolution of Renaissance art and the differing artistic styles found within the two-hundred years of the Renaissance. He pays particular attention to identifying the key historical moments serving as the birth and death of each Renaissance art movement.
Since Peter Higgs’ resignation in July 2023, the British Museum filed a complaint against the former curator. Now, a High Court judge is ordering him to return up to 1,800 Greek and Roman artifacts that he knowingly looted.
The mysterious statues on the Main Green have surprisingly deep meanings.
An exploration into Eva Hesse and disrupting categorical pedagogies through non-representation.
Max Hooper Schneider uses the remnants of humanity in his installations to build a vivid post-anthropocene scene, providing us with a new normal of existing with catastrophes.






