Archive - Alexander Adams

The pleasure of private treasures

Viewing minor masterpieces produced by a kaleidoscope of major artists, prompted thoughts about patrons and the power of pleasure.

Jul 7 •

Alexander Adams

June 2024

The Artist’s Brain

Neurology and powers of attorney combine to define the limits of artistic capacity.

Jun 8 •

Alexander Adams

May 2024

"Alexander Adams: Art in Destruction"

An exhibition in Stroud, England includes new paintings of defaced figures and ruins.

May 31 •

Alexander Adams

Horror and Architecture

Architecture can provoke deep unease and even revulsion. Why? What fundamental chords are being triggered?

May 20 •

Alexander Adams

Bad Painting, Folk Art and localism

Localism is an antidote to internationalist avant-gardism. But what would localist art look like? Possibly strange, wonderful and awful.

May 14 •

Alexander Adams

Explanation and a preview

You may have been wondering about the break between my posts, here is the answer and an exclusive preview

May 2 •

Alexander Adams

April 2024

"The Conservative Case for Abstract Art"

Is abstraction a viable path for those who want to embrace the spiritual in art?

Apr 4 •

Alexander Adams

March 2024

New AA linocut prints to launch

A rare print will accompany three new author portraits launched on 1 April

Mar 28 •

Alexander Adams

The Poetics of Power

The brutal drama and lyricism of the late Richard Serra prompted thoughts on art and power.

Mar 28 •

Alexander Adams

Weird Aesthetics, pt. 1: Lovecraft and Visual Art

A series studying Lovecraft's attitude towards aesthetics and the way his own aesthetics are embodied in his writings.

Mar 17 •

Alexander Adams

Reactionary Modernism: From Hulme to Bowden

How did reactionaries and social conservatives find value in radical new forms of art?

Mar 7 •

Alexander Adams

February 2024

Website Launch and "In The Raw" Appearance

A new website and new podcast interview appear today

Feb 14 •

Alexander Adams

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