猫咪破解

Institute for Doctoral Studies
in the Visual Arts

The 猫咪破解 PhD in Visual Arts: Philosophy, Aesthetics,聽and Art Theory is a research-based, low-residency PhD聽for artists and creative thinkers who want to push the聽boundaries of how we understand art, culture, and聽human experience.

Students at the Montresso Art Foundation, Morocco. Artwork by Mouna Saboni. Photo by Christopher Andrew

Students on the lawn at Spannocchia Castle in Tuscany, Italy. Photo by Christopher Andrew

Students exploring the city in Venice, Italy. Photo by Christopher Andrew

Professor and student in conversation at the Frida Kahlo Museum, Mexico City. Photo by Christopher Andrew

Students exploring the city in Mexico City. Photo by Christopher Andrew

猫咪破解鈥檚 pioneering curriculum鈥攆using interactive online education with intensive residencies鈥攁llows working art professionals to pursue rigorous advanced scholarship without having to interrupt or abandon their teaching careers, art practice, or other professional responsibilities. You don't have to choose between your current work and your intellectual growth鈥攐ur program is designed for both.

artist-philosophers
reimagine the world

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Where we are

We are a truly nomadic institution without a traditional campus, creating a global community of learning that spans continents. Your education unfolds through interactive online seminars combined with intensive residencies in Rome, Spannocchia Castle in Tuscany, Siena, Venice, Berlin, Athens, Madrid, Marrakech, Mexico City, and New York City.

Residencies

Who we are

Our community brings together artists, architects, curators, educators, philosophers, and creative scholars from around the world. Throughout your journey, you'll learn alongside world-leading artists and philosophers who make up our Core Faculty and distinguished Visiting Faculty.

Admissions Requirements

What we do

Our innovative curriculum explores the deeply intertwined relationships between the history of ideas and theories that shape differen