#  Presupposition in Art 

 



Over the course of the institute we plan to discuss the role that presupposition plays in our experience of art. Art historian Winnie Wong will visit to lead a session on this topic. Here are some examples of art that plays on the possibility of top-down effects on perception.

   ![I'll See It When I Believe It](/sites/g/files/omnuum4751/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/neh_perception/files/ill_see_it_when_i_believe_it.jpg?itok=0yer_2c3) 

 

 ![Prima Facie by John Baldessari](/sites/g/files/omnuum4751/files/neh_perception/files/prima_facie_john_baldessari.jpg)

 

 ![Belief+Doubt, by Barbara Kruger](/sites/g/files/omnuum4751/files/neh_perception/files/belief_doubt_sanity.jpg)

 

   ![Little Leaning Tower](/sites/g/files/omnuum4751/files/styles/hwp_1_1__960x960_scale/public/neh_perception/files/little_leaning_tower_by_yu_haibo.jpg?itok=jp1hOClp) 

 

   ![Zhao Bandi and Little Panda](/sites/g/files/omnuum4751/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/neh_perception/files/zhao_bandi_and_the_little_panda_1999_by_zhao_bandi.jpg?itok=QcA6lrcm)