Clowns Tortured by Nauman’s Clown Torture

Clowns Tortured by Nauman’s Clown Torture

A few weeks ago, Decider sent three real clowns to watch Bruce Nauman’s installation Clown Torture at the Art Institute. The clowns, they were bemused. One reacted thusly: “It’s all self-inflicted,” Williams says of the tortured clowns....
Liberal Arts for the 21st Century

Liberal Arts for the 21st Century

What general forms of knowledge are most important for people to have today? What fields of study have become irrelevant? Are there emerging areas of human inquiry that warrant greater (or even just some) inclusion in today’s institutions of higher education?...