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HISTORY OF IDEAS: ART (The School of Life)

At the altar: Going to an art gallery is like going to church — a spiritual experience. But what makes a painting worthy of veneration? (Aeon)

What is the Power of Art? (Jennifer Scott)

Who Decides What Art Means? (Hayley Levitt & TED-ed)

Is There a Difference Between Art and Craft? (Laura Morelli & TED-ed)

What is Art For? (School of Life)

How Art Can Help You Analyze (Amy E. Herman & TED-ed)

Changed by art: Gazing at a painting feels like an almost magical encounter with another mind but what real effects does art have on us? (Aeon)

Life Is Hard. Art Helps (Liana Finck & TED)

What does art do? Good art, laced with irony, ambiguity and suspense, is not obviously political. That’s what makes it politically interesting (Aeon)

How Art Transforms Brokenness Into Beauty (Lily Yeh & TED)

Whys of seeing: Experimental psychology is providing concrete answers to some of the great philosophical debates about art and its meaning (Aeon)

What Is Art For? Alain de Botton's Animated Guide (The Guardian)