Philosophy of Visual Metaphor in Contemporary Art

Metaphor, which allows us to talk about things by comparing them to other things, is one of the most ubiquitous and adaptable features of language and thought. It allows us to clarify meaning, yet also evaluate and transform the ways we think, create and act.

While we are alert to metaphor in spoken or written texts, it has, within the visual arts, been critically overlooked. Taking into consider...