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31 Jan 2013

SCHWITTERS IN BRITAIN

Check out Tate's website to read about the final touches towards the exhibition that opens 30 January on the late work of Kurt Schwitters, a significant figure of Dadaism forced to flee Germany when his work was condemned by the nazi government. Please, read Emma Chambers' comments on the installation challenges, and watch the video that explores his life in the lake District in the 1940s, or how he created the artwork 'Merz Barn'.

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Labels: AESTHETICS, ART, COLLAGE, INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE, MERZ, REVIEW

27 Oct 2012

DENIS DUTTON: A DARWINIAN THEORY OF BEAUTY

Controversial presentation by Denis Dutton that argues for a universal philosophy of beauty based on science. Is our appreciation of beauty an evoultionay adaptation? Leave a Reply.