Aesthetics for Birds

Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art for Everyone

October 6, 2017
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Adrian Piper at MoMA

A philosopher and artist is getting lots of recognition lately, culminating in an upcoming solo show at MoMA. Adrian Piper, who received the Golden Lion from the Venice Biennale in 2015, has enjoyed several shows in the past couple of years, and will now have a major exhibition at MoMA, “Adrian Piper: A Synthesis of Intuitions, 1965–2016” (March 31 to July 22, 2018), which will then travel to the Hammer Museum in LA (dates being finalized) before going abroad. From the MoMA press release: [T]he exhibition, which will be seen in its entirety only at The Museum of Modern Art, will occupy the Museum’s entire sixth floor—the first time that entire level has been devoted to the work of a living artist. Exciting! And the MoMA title isn’t just about her art. She has written about Kant’s notion of intuition. And indeed, this isn’t a case where “philosopher” is just … Continue reading

A large square table, apparently rising out of the floor, contains a multitude of glassware, so many different kinds, shapes and sizes. Above, four cone shaped lights hang and illuminate.

October 6, 2016
by Rebecca Millsop
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MoMA’s Entire Exhibition History is Now Online & It’s Free

The New York City Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)’s entire exhibition history is now available online. Read on for more information. Continue reading

Photograph of a woman working at her desk. A white cat sleeps soundly on this desk. Its body is turned to its side but its face is directed upwards. The cat takes up the center of the frame. The woman's room feels lived-in. It has photographs on the wall, and what seems like tape outlining the windows.

February 4, 2015
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Why Can’t Painting Just Be Painting

Rebecca Victoria Millsop discusses contemporary paintings, atemporality, and the pressure to create original art. Continue reading