Editorials from the last two years started with observations about the tumultuous state of global politics. Unfortunately, I start with the same observations this year. Now, added to the global turmoil and uncertainty, more locally, in the United States where this journal’s operation is based, we are witnessing a steady erosion of academic freedom and […]
Category: 24 (2026)
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Reflections on Algorithmic Art Beyond Mathematical Structure
Donate to CA The free access to this article was made possible by support from readers like you. Please consider donating any amount to help defray the cost of our operation. Reflections on Algorithmic Art Beyond Mathematical Structure Sinan Kapçak Abstract This article explores the aesthetic and conceptual boundary between mathematical visualization and artistic […]
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The Symposium on Wolfgang Welsch’s We Have Always Been Transcultural
Donate to CA The free access to this article was made possible by support from readers like you. Please consider donating any amount to help defray the cost of our operation. The Symposium on Wolfgang Welsch’s We Have Always Been Transcultural: The Arts as an Example What Can We Learn from Art in […]
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What Can We Learn from Art in Times of Crisis? A Review of Wolfgang Welsch’s We Have Always Been Transcultural: The Arts as an Example
Donate to CA The free access to this article was made possible by support from readers like you. Please consider donating any amount to help defray the cost of our operation. What Can We Learn from Art in Times of Crisis? A Review of Wolfgang Welsch’s We Have Always Been Transcultural: The Arts as an […]
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Transculturality Now, Ever, and Forever: Comments on Wolfgang Welsch’s We Have Always Been Transcultural: The Arts as an Example
Donate to CA The free access to this article was made possible by support from readers like you. Please consider donating any amount to help defray the cost of our operation. Transculturality Now, Ever, and Forever: Comments on Wolfgang Welsch’s We Have Always Been Transcultural: The Arts as an Example Madalina Diaconu Abstract […]
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Transculturality as the “Very Elixir of Human Existence”: Wolfgang Welsch’s Masterstroke about the Transdisciplinarity of the Arts, the Mixed Character of All Cultures, and the Ambivalence of Human Civilization
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Response by Wolfgang Welsch
Donate to CA The free access to this article was made possible by support from readers like you. Please consider donating any amount to help defray the cost of our operation. Response by Wolfgang Welsch I am deeply impressed by the accuracy, exhaustiveness, and fairness of the three reviews of my We Have Always […]
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The Aliveness of Jazz
Donate to CA The free access to this article was made possible by support from readers like you. Please consider donating any amount to help defray the cost of our operation The Aliveness of Jazz John Andrew Fisher Abstract What are the implications of the ephemeral nature of jazz performance for jazz as […]