This thematic Mezosfera issue examines the shifting paradigms of regional art history writing, globally. Which Past the Present Stands On? studies how, for what reasons, and with what ramifications the histories of art are rewritten, again and again, along various concepts and from different perspectives […]

This study[1] discusses the role of field trips in shaping the architectural heritage at the end of the nineteenth century, taking primarily into account the case of Romania, within the broader local context. Throughout the nineteenth century, architects across Europe focused upon inventing national styles […]

Introduction Angkor, the famed 12th century archaeological site in Siem Reap, Cambodia, attracts around 2.5 million visitors a year. Its most famous attraction is the ancient temple complex, Angkor Wat, which has been imaged multiply: on the country’s flag, on postcards and through replicas, including […]

Like many others in Jericho, Montasir was born a farmer by lineage, but eventually settled on the profession of “taxi driver.” He was not fortunate enough to be from a family of landowners. Instead, he was one of generations of farmers mitigating their lives in […]

Contributing editor: Jelena Vesić [1] 1. Post- If postmodernity was, as Fredric Jameson argued, characterized by a global spatialization and flattening out of time,[2] the past decade would have marked a shift towards what could be called a deep temporalization of the globe. Even beyond […]

In June 2019, Business Review put up the headliner “Bhupen Khakhar sets new record as painting fetches over 22 cr at Sotheby’s sale.”[1]This painting here refers to Khakhar’s 1982 oil on canvas titled Two Men in Benares.[2] The painting has broken records as being one […]