The Commonplace
The World’s Art History, Philosophy and Criticism Journal
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The Death of the Ornament
How the death of the Ornament signals the poverty of modernist architecture
The Other Fair: Art Mumbai Comes of Age
The real excitement in India's art world lies in the artists offering their vision of the country — and Art Mumbai, now in its third year, is where to find them.
The Dignity of Downward
Peasant Painting as Radical Act from Brueghel to Van Gogh
Flesh, Pigment, and the Infinite Gallop
How Antoine de la Boulaye's canvases refuse representation in favour of becoming
The Death of the Ornament
How the death of the Ornament signals the poverty of modernist architecture
The Other Fair: Art Mumbai Comes of Age
The real excitement in India's art world lies in the artists offering their vision of the country — and Art Mumbai, now in its third year, is where to find them.
The Dignity of Downward
Peasant Painting as Radical Act from Brueghel to Van Gogh
Flesh, Pigment, and the Infinite Gallop
How Antoine de la Boulaye's canvases refuse representation in favour of becoming