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6 Pieces of Art That Open Minds—and Get Stuff Done
Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . The modern artist David Hockney once said that “art has to move you and design does not, unless it’s a good design for a bus.” Such a polemic statement implies that there can be no blurring between pure art and usefulness. But […]
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Art’s Biggest Wheel Turns Toward Science
Hans-Ulrich ObristTwitter Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . Hans-Ulrich Obrist seems to be everywhere—and it’s not much of an illusion. Widely regarded as the most influential figure in today’s art world, he’s worked with a who’s-who of major artists, from painter Gerhard Richter and sculptor Jeff Koons to performance artist […]
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Finding the Perfect Amount of Creativity in Cars & Religion
There is only a certain level of novelty that most people are willing to tolerate.
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Why Are You So Smart? Thank Your Mom & Your Difficult Birth
Our inability to care for ourselves as babies is a key to the genius of our species.
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Before We Painted Like Picasso, We Had to Share Like Gandhi
A comparison of the facial features of ancient modern humans (left) to more recent modern humans (right). Modern specimens have a less prominent brow ridge and a shorted upper face. Researchers suspect these changes were caused by a decrease of testosterone.Robert Cieri Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . […]
