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Against Historicism: Aby Warburg’s Mnemosyne Atlas at HKW Berlin

Aby Warburg (1866-1929) was a disruptive name in 19th century academia. The historian of art and culture called on a critique of visual arts far removed from the historicist stylistic...

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