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

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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.

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The Dignity of Downward

Peasant Painting as Radical Act from Brueghel to Van Gogh

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Flesh, Pigment, and the Infinite Gallop

How Antoine de la Boulaye's canvases refuse representation in favour of becoming

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Cover image for article.

The Death of the Ornament

How the death of the Ornament signals the poverty of modernist architecture

Cover image for article.

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.

Cover image for article.

The Dignity of Downward

Peasant Painting as Radical Act from Brueghel to Van Gogh

Cover image for article.

Flesh, Pigment, and the Infinite Gallop

How Antoine de la Boulaye's canvases refuse representation in favour of becoming

View More