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Image title: The Crucifixion; The Last Judgment Medium: Oil on canvas, transferred from wood Date: ca. 1436–38 Source: The Met Collection   “ I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. ” — Thomas Jefferson The Futurist Who Hated Time: Speed, Violence, and Politics in Early 20th Century Italy   The Speed of Desire: An Introduction to Futurism In the chaotic blur of Read more…

Image title: Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (obverse: The Potato Peeler) Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1887 Source: The Met Collection   “ We live in a society bloated with data yet starved for wisdom. We’re connected 24/7, yet anxiety, fear, depression and loneliness are at an all-time high. We must course-correct. ” — Elizabeth Kapu’uwailani Lindsey Data Canvases: When Painters Collaborate with Coders   Introduction: A New Brushstroke in the Digital Era What happens Read more…

Image title: The Adoration of the Magi Medium: Distemper on canvas Date: 1472–74 Source: The Met Collection   “ The energy of the mind is the essence of life. ” — Aristotle The Graphic Revolutionaries of Zimbabwe’s Post-Independence Posters   Introduction: Ink, Independence, and Identity In the heady days following Zimbabwe’s independence from British colonial rule in 1980, a wave of vivid, defiant poster art swept across the newly-liberated nation. These bold visual statements, created Read more…

Image title: Night-Shining White Medium: Handscroll; ink on paper Date: ca. 750 Source: The Met Collection   “ When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity. ” — John F. Kennedy Ink as Rebellion: Underground Chinese Brush Painting during the Cultural Revolution   Introduction: Art in the Shadows of Revolution During the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966–1976), official art was co-opted into a singular Read more…

Image title: Rothschild lamp Medium: Bronze, on a later wood base Date: ca. 1510–20 Source: The Met Collection   “ People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built. ” — Eleanor Roosevelt ‘This Is Not a God’: Deconstructing Colonial Museum Displays Through Indigenous Eyes   Introduction: The Gaze That Froze the Sacred Walk into any major ethnographic museum and you’ll find glass-encased artifacts often stripped of Read more…

Image title: The Crucifixion; The Last Judgment Medium: Oil on canvas, transferred from wood Date: ca. 1436–38 Source: The Met Collection   “ The most important thing is transforming our minds, for a new way of thinking, a new outlook: we should strive to develop a new inner world. ” — Dalai Lama Pixel Prophets: How Neural Networks Are Inventing a New Visual Language   Introduction: A New Era of Artistic Expression In darkened studios Read more…