Philosophy of art
![A marble figurine seated in a chair plays a harp](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/93fc81f6-8d59-4fde-8c9d-f02c56fbfd95/rt-dp256380.jpg?width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Music
idea
Ancient Greek ideas of attunement can breathe new life into music
In Athenian philosophy, attunement is important not only in music, but also for moods, attitudes and states of mind
by John Bagby
![Painting of a man and a woman in period clothing pose inside a room with a chandelier, a convex mirror, and an inscription on the wall behind.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/65025f71-dbaf-4202-abd9-4a17d1bdc278/original.jpg?width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Philosophy of art
idea
To master the art of close looking, learn to hold time still
Visual literacy is a skillset that’s rarely taught, but it begins with learning how to look – and how to hold time still
by Grace Linden
![Hand-drawn cinema facade with film listings. One person in red is entering through the door. Building exterior has detailed brickwork and a tree.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/c30e786a-0b69-4484-b932-1fc14627da65/original.jpg?width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Philosophy of art
film
Is the concept of originality in art a bit, well, unoriginal?
Directed by Drew Christie
![Black-and-white photo of young children dancing in a studio, with one girl in the foreground, mouth open and hair swinging.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/850da9b1-4d02-4237-8296-f89f59bfb678/original.jpg?width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Home
idea
How war destroys the childhood sense-scape we call ‘home’
What we grow up with determines the gestures, textures, spaces, sights, smells, sounds and thoughts we call ‘home’
by Julia F Christensen
![A person standing and looking at a large, detailed projection of the cracked surface of the Mona Lisa’s face.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/5e695fa5-6ed4-4955-8df9-87de199efa08/original.jpg?width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Philosophy of art
idea
Engaging with an artwork leaves you and the art transformed
When you engage with an artwork, a form of cognitive coupling takes place in which your mind and the art are transformed
by Miranda Anderson
![Two people watching a film in a dark, nearly empty cinema. One person is holding a popcorn box.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/472253b1-d02a-4b2c-9b8c-48cbf3c9083e/original.jpg?width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Stories and literature
film
‘Once upon a time…’ Deconstructing our insatiable appetite for stories
Directed by Aisling Chin-Yee
![Painting of hunters with dogs walking through a snowy village; people skate on a frozen lake in the background, and a small group warms by a fire.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/50ac5fbd-bc14-4012-a9ed-83fbea303d86/original.jpg?width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Philosophy of art
idea
When art transports us, where do we actually go?
Artworks have the capacity to transport us into other worlds. But where exactly do we go when we are immersed in art?
by Harri Mäcklin
![Charcoal drawing of a man writing in a notebook. The scene is dimly lit with dark shadows highlighting his concentration.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/b631227f-cfa0-48be-96b9-690f0f62d100/original.jpg?width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Memoir
idea
In defence of memoirs – a way to grip our story-shaped lives
Even the non-linear memoir creates meaning by shaping the hot mess of life into a narrative arc. What’s wrong with that?
by Helena de Bres
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Artists and art history
film
The astounding performances of an artist making art and life simultaneous
Directed by Adrian Heathfield & Hugo Glendinning