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Photo of an abandoned brick building with graffiti on its walls broken windows and overgrown plants in the foreground.

Painting and sculpture

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Works of urban graffiti are not vandalism, but public monuments

They might appear to have little in common with statues or obelisks, but graffiti images serve a vital public function

by Rafael Schacter

Marble sculpture of a seated figure playing a harp on a grey background.

Music

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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 lilac flowers with green leaves on a dark background. The flowers vary in shades of purple, pink, and white.

Beauty and aesthetics

film

‘Nothing renders their beauty’ – can art ever capture the splendour of a flower?

A film by Miléna Trivier

A painting of a man and woman holding hands indoors with a small dog at their feet. The room is richly decorated.

Philosophy of art

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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

Black and white photo of children dancing energetically in a studio, with a girl in the foreground expressing excitement.

Home

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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

Hand-drawn cinema facade with film listings. One person in red is entering through the door. Building exterior has detailed brickwork and a tree.

Philosophy of art

film

Is the concept of originality in art a bit, well, unoriginal?

Directed by Drew Christie

Large projection of a painting’s cracked surface with a person standing in front, focusing on a close-up of a smiling mouth.

Philosophy of art

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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

Painting of hunters and dogs in snowy landscape with a village and ice skaters in the background, trees and hills visible.

Philosophy of art

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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

Two people watching a film in a dark, nearly empty cinema. One person is holding a popcorn box.

Stories and literature

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‘Once upon a time…’ Deconstructing our insatiable appetite for stories

Directed by Aisling Chin-Yee