Art History, Unpacked Daily.
Art History, Unpacked Daily.
The oldest student-run publication affiliated with the University of St Andrews.
From global perspectives to local spotlights, we keep you informed about the Art World through thoughtfully curated stories.
Grace contrasts Marina Abramović’s face-to-face communion at MoMA with the disembodied, behind-the-screen sonic performance of St Andrews student band Thrush.
"Abramović’s The Artist is Present elevates the body and the face to create a sacred site of presence and connection, whereas Chirnside and Liddell’s Five Hundred Thousand deconstructs the necessity of the face, demonstrating how absence, sound, and visual obstruction expose our fragile preconceptions of identity and performance."
Don't throw out those dusty old drawings just yet! A red chalk sketch of a crouching child, tucked away for years in a little-known Italian private collection, has been identified as an early work by Édouard Manet. Ultraviolet light revealed his faint "E.M." studio stamp. What was it made for? That's still a mystery. Read the full story.
Daphne goes into the complicated history of institutional repatriation of cultural artefacts and objects. Delving into who has the right to claim ownership, and who has the right to sell an object that might not truly belong to them.
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