A Philosophy of the Art School

This book presents a philosophical account of contemporary art school teaching. Understanding this gives new insights into the character of contemporary art school teaching, demonstrating how art schools shape art and artists, how they can be an engine of creativity in contemporary culture and how they contribute to artistic research.

Michael Newall is Director of the Aesthetics Research Centre at the University of Kent. He is author of What is a Picture? Depiction, Realism, Abstraction (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011), and many articles on art and aesthetics. Before entering academia, he trained as a visual artist, and worked as a critic and curator.

Introduction 1 The Contemporary Art School 2 The Art School: A Typological History 3 The Masterclass 4 The Crit 5 Can Art Be Taught? 6 Lessons for the Art School