Painting “Intentionally” Defaced at Museum of African American Culture — The Houston institution said Clarence Heyward's self-portrait "Man in the Garden" (2025) was deliberately vandalized by visitors.
Performance Cuts Through the Noise at the Venice Biennale — Florentina Holzinger and Miet Warlop transform the Austrian and Belgian pavilions into immersive spectacles of endurance, ecological dread, and controlled collapse.
Remembering David Hockney — The British painter who transformed the everyday, and 25 art shows for America 250.
SAIC Puts Professor on Leave After Palestine Reference — The Chicago school is investigating the chair of its art therapy graduate program after she assigned a case study that touched on pro-Palestine activism.
NYPL Digital Collections — Maps, photos, and ephemera.
Saving shea: How a Ugandan woman is turning waste into clean energy — As demand for charcoal threatens indigenous trees, communities are finding new value in what was once treated as waste.
The Hastings Museum Kool-Aid Exhibit in Hastings, Nebraska — <p><img alt="Hastings prides itself on its status as the birthplace of Kool-Aid." data-width="2000" data-height="1500" width="300" height="200"…
Nathaniel Mary Quinn’s Fragments of Home — His fractured portraits at the National Public Housing Museum reckon with memory, family, and a childhood shaped by Chicago’s Robert Taylor Homes.
The Photographs that Shaped the Black Arts Movement in the Mid-20th Century — 'Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985' features works by more than 100 artists, journalists, organizers, and more.
Fitness tracker deal: Save almost $75 on the Fitbit Charge 6 post-Prime Day — There's still plenty of time to track summer fitness goals thanks to this deal.
Duck Dynasty at the Frick — The duckling family found waddling at the Manhattan museum, Art Basel impressions, and Kim Dacres’s rubber art.
Open Call: The 7th VH AWARD for Media Artists Engaged with the Context of Asia — Supporting media artists with production grants, global exhibitions, and an expanded online residency with Ars Electronica.
Slayyyter Debuts Four New Songs At St. Louis Tour Opener: Watch — WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA, Slayyyter’s awesomely fried level-up LP, is Stereogum’s favorite album of 2026 thus far, and it has brought Slayyyter an unprecedented level of hype. Slayyyter’s just started off an…
Cosmeticorexia: How girls are falling down a skincare rabbit hole — Fuelled by social media, the market for children's skincare is booming. Experts fear for the long-term impact on girls
Students Connect NASA Science With Indigenous Knowledge to Study Coastal Erosion - NASA Science — For the Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Reservation, or Sipayik, the ocean has always been a teacher. Situated in what is known as Downeast Maine, along the shores of Passamaquoddy…
Natural Dyes Merge with Mixed Media in Annalise Neil's Dreamy Cyanotypes — This year, Annalise Neil is a resident artist at Volcan Mountain Foundation in Julian, California, merging artistic and scientific inquiry.
Polymarket and Kalshi Say Influencer Partners Can’t Deny Election Results, Actually — Social media posts questioning the integrity of LA’s mayoral election were labeled “paid partnerships.” Then Kalshi and Polymarket told creators to delete them.
Matte Marble Dust Glimmers Across Marin Majic's Enigmatic Scenes — Marin Majic usesmarble dust to accentuate and define light, creating a twinkling effect with otherwise matte stone.
17 Best Tomato Recipes You Have to Make Before Summer Ends, According to Our Editors — <img src="https://cdn.apartmenttherapy.info/image/upload//tk/photo/2025/07-2025/2025-07-tomato-plum-salad/tomato-plum-salad-269"> Summer is peak tomato season. While I’m strolling…
A Leonora Carrington Biopic Traces the Surrealist Icon's Life and Work — Directed by Thor Klein and Lena Vurma and produced by Modern Films, Leonora in the Morning Light opens in 1930s Paris.
Mythology | Gods, Titans, Angels, Demons, Mythical Creatures and More — The word Mythology itself is derived from the Greek word “mythos”, meaning story of people, and “logos” which means speech. The study of these stories of creation, good versus evil, life and death, god and th
This Wood-Fiber Dress Was Made from a 17th-Century Shipwreck — Designers at Aalto University in Finland have turned wood from a 300-year-old shipwreck into an elegant knit dress.
Sacred Sites: World Pilgrimage Guide - World Pilgrimage Guide — World Pilgrimage Guide by National Geographic photographer Martin Gray. Information, pictures, maps of 1500 holy places and sacred sites in 160 countries. Myth,
William Kentridge and Lapis Blue — Plus, why is Trump meddling in the Venice Architecture Biennale?
Jongjin Park Layers Slip-Soaked Paper into Patchwork Sculptures — Jongjin Park recently won the 2026 Loewe Craft Prize, a prestigious annual award celebrating innovative makers.
Microsoft’s open-source SkillOpt automatically upgrades AI agent skills without touching model weights — <p><a href="https://agentskills.io/home">Agent skills</a> have become an important part of real-world AI applications, providing a mechanism — a set of instructions saved in a
Your Samsung Gallery won't be able to sync with Microsoft OneDrive soon — Your photos don't have to go home, but they can't stay here.
Art — Oil, Acrylic paintings and Other Arts
How Liminalism Became the Defining Aesthetic of Our Time — This crowd-curated digital movement is one of the most pertinent and explicit reactions to our particular slice of dystopian late capitalism.
Queer Figures Commune with Nature in J Carino's Dynamic Paintings — Blocks of color and gestural brushstrokes characterize J Carino's paintings, which question what we deem natural and innate.
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine — A free library of the entire web's memory.
The Best Part of “Moss and Freud” Is When It’s Over — In the film, Kate Moss is looking for the right man to get her sober, and Lucian Freud is a Great Man who magically sees the “truth” in young women.
Behind the Scenes at Pace — Employees describe the gallery’s disorienting layoffs, Brenda Goodman looks back on her six-decade practice, and artists urge Mayor Mamdani to ban AI in schools.
What a $181 Million Pollock Doesn’t Say — Plus, Brooklyn’s joyful and whimsical new subway mosaic.
Painter David Hockney, Who Made the Everyday Otherworldly, Dies at 88 — His work over a prolific six decades ranged from psychologically precise portraits to luminous depictions of California pool sides.
Artists Scramble to Rescue Works After Queens Building Fire — Linda Ganjian worked to salvage pieces from water damage after a blaze erupted in the Long Island City building where she and Ilan Averbach had studios.
Phillies legend Chase Utley honored with Wall of Fame induction — Chase Utley, a six-time All-Star and the second baseman on the Phillies' 2008 World Series championship team, was inducted into the team's Wall of Fame on Friday night in a star-studded celebration.
World-wide Ancient Site Database, Photos and Prehistoric Archaeology News with geolocation | Megalithic Portal — The top destination for Prehistoric and Ancient Sites worldwide. World-wide Ancient Site Database, Photos and Prehistoric Archaeology News with geolocation:
Lions, RB Jahmyr Gibbs agree to 3-year, $67.5M extension — Jahmyr Gibbs and the Lions reached agreement on a three-year, $67.5 million deal that could be worth up to $75.75 million and includes $51.5 million guaranteed, agent Todd France told ESPN's Adam Schefter and NFL…
Tate Names Dia Leader Jessica Morgan as Next Director — The British curator will return to London to helm the museum network beginning next year.
The Internet Classics Archive: 441 searchable works of classical literature — Home page, part of the Internet Classics Archive
Geographicus Rare Antique Maps — Rare Antique Map Gallery specializing in original historic cartography from 1500 - 1920.
Cacti and Clouds Glitch in Alexis Mata's Fantastical Landscapes — At Thinkspace, 'Lost Landing' features Alexis Mata's glitched landscapes in which familiar terrain appears otherworldly.
My 14lb terrier mix from Mexico, Pepper, enjoying some purple vibes. I think she was Prince in a former life.
With 200+ Artworks, 'Rainbow Dreams' Revels in the Vast Creativity of the Color Spectrum — A new book for the color obsessed.
Figurative Expressionist Painter Jay Milder Dies at 92 — He carved out a space for himself in the downtown art scene as a bold artist and gallerist who championed contemporaries such as Claes Oldenburg and Jim Dine.
New Brooklyn Subway Mural Adds a Touch of Whimsy to Commuting — Ruby Onyinyechi Amanze’s mosaic “May Your Road Be Light and Fun” at Borough Hall excerpts drawings from over 10 years of the artist’s practice.
Avian Visitors - Teddy Warner — A live bird collage from your window.
7 Bash variables I use in almost every script — Elevate your scripting game with these must-know Bash variables.
In Minor Keys, Khaled Sabsabi, Louvre Heist Film — Also, why did a New York gallerist use AI on an Ansel Adams photo?
NYFF Reveals Main Slate: Sandra Hüller in ‘Rose,’ Andrew Haigh’s ‘A Long Winter,’ Mike Leigh’s ‘Tender Loving Care,’ and Cannes Favorites — The New York Film Festival has revealed its complete main slate for the 2026 edition. See the list of movies here.
Sooryavanshi, 15, debuts in India loss to England — Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi becomes the youngest man to play for India in England’s thrilling four-wicket win in the second T20 at Old Trafford.
Nature or Culture? Europeans Can Vote on the New Banknote Design — The European Central Bank is seeking public feedback on ten design proposals for new banknotes, which feature either figures or birds.
Making Judgements | Rory Adams | TEDxRoyal Tunbridge Wells Youth — In May 2026, after months of preparation, students from across Tunbridge Wells delivered their very own TEDx talk. With support from teachers, each student researched, scripted, rehearsed and presented a short…
Stanford University's Founding Matriarch Was a Travel-Loving Philanthropist Who Met a Tragic End. A New Exhibition Explores Her Life, Grief and Death by Poison — Jane Stanford's legacy is the focus of a new showcase at the California university. The display features artifacts…
Art Movements: Wolfgang Tillmans Wins Europe's Richest Art Prize — The first public exhibition of Jack White's artwork, Cheryl Finley gets the David C. Driskell Prize, and more news to know.
Enigmatic Iconography and Incomplete Narratives Merge in Phlegm's Murals and Engravings — In his characteristically illustrative, enigmatic style, Phlegm’s monochrome compositions evoke wonder, mischief, and riddles.
Spain protests mass ‘touristification’ of Mallorca — Thousands of protesters filled the streets of Palma to denounce mass tourism.