A Journal of Contemporary Aesthetics and Ideas

Surface
vs
Ground

Directional Forces explores the strife between World and Earth

Kiefer as Phenomenon

An exploration of the work of Anselm Kiefer and its relationship to history

Baroque Obama

An analysis of Kehinde Wiley’s official Presidential Portrait of Barack Obama

Directional Works: Nicole Cherubini’s “Althean”

A glimpse at a contemporary ceramic sculpture embracing atemporality

Charlize Theron’s Icy Hot Glamour

A meditation on fashion and the chameleon sex appeal of Charlize Theron in “Atomic Blonde”

On the Precipice of Anti-Art

Daria Grantia’s Saules Suns at the 2019 Venice Bienale

The 57th Carnegie International: the Aesthetics of Borders

An analysis of the oldest recurring contemporary art exhibition in North America

Profile

Our Philosophy and Origin Story

Essays

Long-Form Writings on Contemporary Art, Politics, and Philosophy

Reviews

Reviews of Recent Exhibitions, Works and Phenomena

Lecture Series

Talks by Artists, Curators and Thinkers

Annual

Directional Forces Is Published Annually in a Special Edition Book

Salon

Directional Forces Hosts Regular Salons Where the Social Is Intellectual

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