It’s been 100 years since the height of all things Art Deco and yet, the aesthetic feels more modern than ever. It was the era of all things luxe, glam, and over-the-top — but it married those ...

This is an essay about the phenomenon of “aesthetic chills”—you know, the moment when, experiencing a work of art, you feel a rush of physical emotion, a shiver that runs down your spine.

At Tsinghua University’s Neural Engineering Lab, researchers are using brain-computer interfaces to study how people respond ...

A new exhibit, "Brains and Beauty: At the Intersection of Art and Neuroscience," explores that question by examining how the brain processes aesthetic experiences. Stephanie Sy reports from ...

The Courtauld Gallery’s Abstract Erotic is a delight for two reasons – because an institution that has often seemed locked in ...

Part 1 is here. In the first part of this essay, I looked at what the conditions are for “aesthetic chills” in general. But since this is an art publication, the major question is going to be ...

Aesthetics—When you "feel" it. When you "feel" the power of the art. When it all comes together in perfect harmony—song, performance, message, connection—there is a physical reaction to the art.