After perusing the space silently and thoughtfully for several minutes, New York University Professor (and art enthusiast) Purugganan notes that the exhibit highlights, for him, the artificial nature ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Shawn Simpson, University of Pittsburgh (THE CONVERSATION) In the forests of ...

Pigcasso the painting pig, Julie the chimp with a fondness for grass bling and elephants painting flowers. Acts of creativity ...

For Tolstoy, art is a means of conveying emotion. Others see it as a simple representation of the world. But in the animal kingdom, the lines blur, as Shawn Simpson, visiting lecturer in ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The males gather twigs and place them upright, in two bundles, with a gap in the ...

Without being able to get into the heads of animals, it’s hard to say for sure. But instances of pig painters, whale crooners ...