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Leonardo da Vinci produced two of the world’s most famous paintings: Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. But in his own mind he was a man of science and technology. With a passion that sometimes became obsessive, he conducted innovative studies of anatomy, fossils, birds, the heart, flying machines, botany, geology, and weapons. The iconic […]
03
Jan
2022
Jan
2022
After the End of Art book is based on a speech given by the American art critic and philosopher Arthur C. Danto as a part of A.W. Mellon Seminars. The mimetic tradition based on the fact that art is a representation of reality, has been abandoned and the meaning and purpose of art has begun […]
03
Jan
2022
Jan
2022
Art historian and author Hal Foster focuses on post-war writers and artists’ search for a new foundation in art in his book Brutal Aesthetics. Foster explores the effects of the World War II, the genocide and the atomic bomb in art, through the works of artists between 1940 and 1960. Inspired by the notion that […]
24
Nov
2021
Nov
2021
A philosopher of art, Denis Dutton’s Art Instinct focuses on art and evolution, two contentious topics. He offers a revolutionary perspective on how art is perceived, arguing that aesthetic taste is an evolutionary trait that is shaped by natural selection. Dutton, shares his findings with the reader, how aesthetics are not just a social construct […]
04
Aug
2021
Aug
2021
Academic Economist, whose works we follow closely, published “The Economy of Art” in July 2021. Aylin Seçkin reveals how a work of art starts its journey in artist’s workshop and later continues in galleries, auctions, private collections, and museums, and how its value as a commodity is shaped throughout this process. Focusing on the transactions […]
04
Aug
2021
Aug
2021
Published in 2017, Mary Gabriel’s work “Ninth Street Women” focuses on the lives of five female artists who shaped New York’s art scene and the development process of Modern Art in the post-Cold War era. In her book, Gabriel discusses in detail how Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell, and Helen Frankenthaler […]
06
Jul
2021
Jul
2021
Matthew Israel takes the reader on a cross-continental journey through a year in the field of art with his “A Year in the Art World” by focusing on behind the scene events of the international art market. Israel’s book, which he prepared by participating in art events in different cities, especially in Los Angeles, Paris, […]
06
Jul
2021
Jul
2021
Kyung An and Jessica Cerasi’s “Who Is Afraid of Contemporary Art?” is a source where the readers can find answers to their questions about contemporary art such as “What is contemporary art?”, “What makes contemporary art contemporary?”, “What is contemporary art for,” and “Why is contemporary art so expensive?” and more. Examining different institutions and […]
06
Jul
2021
Jul
2021
Sarah Thornton, who examined different actors of the international contemporary art scene with her book titled “Seven Days in the Art World”, this time focuses on the lives and works of artists with “33 Artists in 3 Acts”. The book, in which Thornton has witnessed the lives of world-renowned stars as well as unexpected artists […]
06
Jul
2021
Jul
2021
Bringing together the groundbreaking articles of one of the most important art historians of our time, Linda Nochlin, “Women Artists: The Linda Nochlin Reader” is an important source for contemporary feminist art theory. The selection includes Nochlin’s “Women Artists After the French Revolution” and “Starting from Scratch: The Beginnings of Feminist Art History,” as well […]