Joe Post

Joe Post holds an MFA in Art from California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) and has done additional graduate work at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He founded Art Design Ideas to write about design as cultural argument — the decisions, contradictions, and assumptions built into the objects we live with.

Art Deco vs Art Nouveau: What’s the Difference?

Art Deco vs Art Nouveau: What’s the Difference?

Joe PostJoe PostApril 16, 2026
Best Bauhaus Design Books

Best Bauhaus Design Books

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Art Deco Design History

Art Deco Design History

Joe PostJoe PostApril 15, 2026
Connie Hatch installation view PS1 MoMA Photography exhibition
Connie Hatch and the CalArts Lineage of Image, Sound, and Narrative

Connie Hatch and the CalArts Lineage of Image, Sound, and Narrative

Joe PostJoe PostMay 3, 2026
The CalArts Mafia: Discourse, Influence, and the Art of Critical Practice

The CalArts Mafia: Discourse, Influence, and the Art of Critical Practice

Joe PostJoe PostMay 3, 2026
Charles Gaines Regression series 1973-74, grid drawing
Charles Gaines: Conceptual Art as System

Charles Gaines: Conceptual Art as System

Joe PostJoe PostMay 3, 2026
The Grid in Contemporary Art

The Grid in Contemporary Art

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Ellsworth Kelly color block art print
Why Artists Follow Rules: The Logic of Conceptual ArtArt

Why Artists Follow Rules: The Logic of Conceptual Art

Joe PostJoe PostMay 2, 2026
How to Read Conceptual ArtArt

How to Read Conceptual Art

Joe PostJoe PostApril 27, 2026
Conceptual Art After Minimalism

Conceptual Art After Minimalism

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