I wrote about the value of looking closely at things that we don’t like or understand—a habit that many of us otherwise seek to avoid.

I recently wrote a piece for the Center for the Future of Museums Blog: Painting in Blue

Western art is replete with images of the sublime and inspirational, but it also includes myriad pieces that depict violence, racial injustice, and pain, forcing viewers to confront what makes us uncomfortable, what we don’t like, and often, what we don’t understand. 

Reactions to an impromptu installation prompted reactions on social media, causing the hackneyed debate about what, exactly, constitutes a work of art.