‘The Finkbeiner Test’, developed by journalists Christie Aschwanden and Ann Finkbeiner, is a seven-part checklist used to avoid superfluous gender discussion in academic articles. In reflecting upon using the test in her writing, Finkbeiner noted: “The fact that she’s the … Continue reading Female Representation in Irish Art Institutions Originally published in print March 2020.
Karen Russell, at only 38 years old, has been a writer to watch for most of her life. She is a graduate of both Northwestern University and Columbia University’s School of the Arts, a MacArthur Genius Grant recipient in 2013, … Continue reading Karen Russell: Mythology for the Modern Age Originally Published in Print November 2019
Art and activism have often gone hand and hand. Art as a vehicle for free speech has allowed artists to comment on society, politics, and culture through visual media. Making art can bring awareness to modern issues, but it is … Continue reading Art, Activism, and the AIDS Crisis Originally Published in Print November 2019
The Bauhaus school was founded by Walter Gropius in 1919. First set up in Weimar, Germany, the school was known as the Staatliches Bauhaus. Between 1919-1933, the official end of the school, it found its home in Weimar, Dessau, and … Continue reading Your Guide to 100 Years of Bauhaus Originally Published in Print November 2019
How does art horrify us? Blood and gore may be gross, or a strange figure in the shadows may be creepy, and still visual mediums do … Continue reading Horror in Edvard Munch’s The Scream and Beyond Origianally Published in Print November 2019
“Museums are democratising, inclusive and polyphonic spaces for critical dialogue about the pasts and the futures. Acknowledging and addressing the conflicts and challenges of the present, they hold artefacts and specimens in trust for society, safeguard diverse memories for future … Continue reading What Makes a Museum? An inquiry into a new definition of ‘museum’ and what drives the backlash