A Philosophy of the Art School

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