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Jeff Koons, Michael Jackson and Bubbles, 1988, ceramic, 42” x 70½” x 32½”, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Photo by artgrad, Flickr.

Take Five: Why Bother with Art History?

Last month, philosopher Alva Noë wrote an interesting article about art and neuroscience that the New York Times published in its Opinionator section.  In the article, he took issue with the assumptions and methods of a field called “neuroaesthetics,” which … Continue reading