Ambiguity is often perceived as a source of confusion and discomfort, but it holds a surprising power to influence our thinking, creativity, and resilience. In a world that increasingly values clarity ...

In “Death in Venice,” his eleventh film based on the novella by Thomas Mann, Visconti explores not only the themes of underlying sexuality found in the original text, but the significance of ambiguity ...

Usually I’m immersed in art, but rarely in art and wine in the exact same quantity and time. As opposed to most artists I know, I strive for moderation so I can maintain my stamina, avoid headaches ...

Stephanus Muller is the Director of Africa Open Institute at Stellenbosch University. The institute is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for the project Delinking Encounters. How does one ...

“I do not believe that art should be explicit,” says Balcomb Greene. “It should be suggestive and ambiguous so that the viewer has to enter in.” Last week at a retrospective exhibition at the Whitney ...

There’s an allure to ambiguity in art that A24’s “Civil War” constantly seems aware of. It’s there in the emotional gaps of the characters’ intentions. It’s also there in the way the camera moves ...