Francis Halsall

Dr. Francis Halsall is a Lecturer and (Co) Director of the Masters Programs in Art in the Contemporary World at the School of Visual Culture, National College of Art and Design (NCAD). His research bridges modern/contemporary art history, philosophical aesthetics, and systems theories. He is completing two book projects: Niklas Luhmann’s Aesthetics and Systems Aesthetics, and has published widely on topics like cybernetics, network aesthetics, and art theory.

Education: MA and PhD (degrees not specified in detail).

Research focuses on:

• History and theory of modern/contemporary art
• Modernism as artistic/philosophical problem
• Philosophical aesthetics and art historiography
• Cultural reception of systems theories (e.g., Luhmann, Cybernetics)

Recent publications include Contemporary Art, Systems and the Aesthetics of Dispersion (Routledge, 2023) and articles in Duke University Press volumes.

Teaching and public events form core components of his practice-oriented research.