James Elkins

Religion has a "strange" place in art because work that subscribes to a major religion is not often accepted in the international art market.

On the German Expressionist Emil Nolde, and his use of color, which was neither entirely unnatural nor abritrary.

An essay on the overuse, or misuse, of Charles Sanders Peirce's sign system in art history.

A book on the state and history of visual culture studies around the world.

A book on the impasse in art theory, between modernist aesthetics and postmodern politics.

A book on what artists are taught, and what artistic knowledge might be.

A comprehensive look at the history of theories about the nature of pictures and images.

A comprehensive look at the spread of art history, theory, and criticism around the world.