Johan De Smedt (Ghent) and Helen De Cruz (Leuven): Toward an Integrative Approach of Cognitive Neuroscientific and Evolutionary Psychological Studies of Art. Where is art now? Leaving the art world to decide what art is doesn’t resolve the issue of quality. A review of A Brief History of the Artist from God to Picasso by Paul Barolsky. A matter of interpretation: Is all art history Western art history? Jessa Crispin on the tricky issue of ownership in art: A review essay. From The American Scholar, Edwin M. Yoder, Jr. on The Faux Arts: Variations on a theme of deception. The Curious Case of the Le Guennec Picassos: How did an elderly French electrician stumble across $60 million in lost art? After the shock is gone: Pity the poor artist trying to get a rise out of an audience today. A review of Art in Three Dimensions by Noel Carroll. Understanding uncertainty: David Spiegelhalter on pure randomness in art. From First Things, Matthew Milliner on the neglected fireplace: Protestantism and the arts. Away, then, with the jelly creatures: Noah Berlatsky on Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling, and why Puritans hate art. Can there be such a thing as “Unitarian art”? After all, there is Christian art, Buddhist art, Islamic art, and so on. Why art should matter to Christians: Three ways to keep from losing a vital connection to God. Restoring the "American Sistine Chapel": How Sargent’s Synagogue provoked a nation.
