Atmospheric Scenes and Layered Interpretations Top the 2026 Hasselblad Masters Contest — This year, photographers in 160 countries submitted more than 108,000 images to the prestigious Hasselblad Masters competition.
Best Dyson deal: Save $100 on the Dyson Airstrait — Another record-low price after Prime Day.
Cuban Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Exiled to the US — The dissident artist arrived in Miami after serving five years in a maximum-security prison outside Havana.
100+ Artists Threaten Legal Action Over Inclusion in Biennale Awards — The Biennale told Hyperallergic that although withdrawing artists are included on the ballot, “these votes will not be considered.”
The Scent of Ancient Rome in St. Louis — An exhibition makes a case for the sensuality of these marble sculptures, recreating the perfumes and balms that once adorned them.
Haegue Yang’s Meditations on Exile — Also, the controversy around an AI-altered version of an Ansel Adams photo.
watched a painter spend three hours getting a shadow wrong, then erase it all and get it right in five minutes. said the first attempt taught her what not to do
Google’s AI note-taking app now allows you to interact with books — Coming soon to scholarly articles, newspapers, and more.
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Is Free — The Cuban dissident artist is exiled to the US and a Homerist reviews Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey.”
Artists Memorialize Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Houston Man Killed by ICE — Portraits, illustrations, cartoons, and signs pay tribute to the Mexican immigrant and father of three who was fatally shot in his car on his way to work.
Caterpillar is bringing to AI deployment what it learned from automating mining | TechCrunch — Caterpillar has spent decades putting autonomous machines to work at remote mining sites. It's now bringing that experience to AI deployment.
Far Out Company — Countercultural visual overload — Explore the work of under-appreciated artists of the 1960s and ‘70s counterculture.
For Michael Asher, the Museum Was the Medium — A survey of the conceptual artist reveals his deep engagement with institutional machinations, though it sometimes feels like inside baseball.
"Pam the Bird" Graffiti Stirs Controversy in Melbourne — Days after police arrested the graffiti artist who tagged a prominent bridge tower with a giant bird, some are calling on the city to preserve the work.
Lucian Freud’s Dozing Nude — Remembering Julio Le Parc, a dispatch from art shows in abandoned homes in Seattle, and more.
Dynamic Scenes Emerge from Fumiaki Aono's Wooden Assemblages — Secondhand dressers, chests, and cabinets stack into towering assemblages in Fumiaki Aono's imaginative sculptures.
Elliot McGucken Suspends Einstein's 'Light Cones' Over Desert Expanses — The sublime enigmas of nature form the basis of the physicist-photographer's explorations of landscape and light.
Elliott Is Said to Build Air Liquide Stake, Seek Margin Gain — Elliott Investment Management has taken a stake in Air Liquide SA, pushing the industrial gas supplier to improve margins, according to people familiar with the matter.
Divers Stumble Upon 2,000-Year-Old Roman Shipwreck in Italy — The wreck off the coast of Italy, filled with clay vessels, is being hailed as “one of the most important underwater archaeological discoveries of recent years.”
Opportunities in June 2026 — Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from the VH Award, Bennett Prize, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
Drawings by Children in Texas ICE Facility Are a Cry for Help — The heartbreaking messages, seized by ICE from young children in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, were acquired by podcaster Allison Gill.
Remembering Milan Knížák, Simone Forti, and Francisco Correa Cordero — This week, we honor a Czech Fluxus artist, a pioneering choreographer, and a promising gallery director.
Useful or Useless? | Emma Jung | TEDxSeoul Youth — As a language enthusiast who continuously questioned the rigid boundaries between what society deems "useful" and "useless," Emma Jung realized that the dictionary definitions we blindly follow often fail to match the true…
Bluesky has a new setting to help you avoid accidentally going viral — The setting will prevent your posts from being recommended in the algorithmic "discover" feed.
Kingston Locals Can't Stand City's “Soulless” New Signage — New site markers installed in the Hudson River Valley city last month have been decried as “bland,” “ugly,” and “sterile slop.”
A Progressive Win for Artists in Florida — Angie Nixon’s track record in culture, MIT loans art to students, the Speed Museum returns Native artifacts, and more.
ASUS is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its gaming division with the ROG XBOX Ally X20 — The big upgrade on the 20th anniversary ROG XBOX Ally X20 is a larger 7.4-inch OLED display.
The Konica IIA Is a Shining Example of Timeless Technology — Konica has an illustrious history, thanks largely to its namesake camera series. Take a journey into the past with the Konica IIA.
Warhol Foundation Awards $5.1M to 78 Arts Organizations — Raphael breaks records at The Met, the Honolulu Museum of Art gets a new director, and more.
Pakistan military says 42 killed in fighter attacks in Balochistan — Military spokesman warns fighters 'we will chase you, we will hurt you' amid the spate of deadly ambushes.
The Architect Shaping a New Chinese Vernacular — Pritzker-winner Wang Shu’s design for the Ningbo Historic Museum reconciles China’s nostalgia with its desire for a shiny, avant-garde future.
China Banks Use Overnight Rate for Bonds as PBOC Reform Widens — Chinese lenders have started pricing bonds off the nation’s overnight funding cost, an indication that it’s increasingly the benchmark for the financial system.
Damien Aubin Documents a Former Soviet Mining Settlement Suspended in Time — French photographer visits the Arctic region of Pyramiden to document the snow-covered remnants of a former mining town.
“Helter Skelter” Can’t Look America in the Eye — Richard Prince and Arthur Jafa’s exhibition at the Fondazione Prada cannot face the racial implications of its conceit.
Gears of War E-Day arrives October 6 as an Xbox and PC exclusive — One of Microsoft's biggest gaming franchises is sticking with Xbox.
‘Onslaught’ Review: Adam Wingard Goes Back to Basics with a Lean Military Slasher — Watch the trailer for Onslaught, an action film starring Adria Arjona and directed by Adam Wingard.
An Exhibition Lets Self-Taught Artists Speak for Themselves — At the Folk Art Museum, “Self-Made” overcomes the problem of “insiders” ventriloquizing self-taught artists.
Art as Infrastructure at the Medina Triennial — The inaugural edition of the sprawling yet rigorous exhibition examines the labor, regulation, extraction, and repair of our shared systems.
Israel’s Katz hails settlers for ‘holding onto’ Palestinian land — Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz praised radical Hilltop Youth settlers for ‘holding onto’ Palestinian land.
EU pursuing more Russia sanctions after failed airport attack: Kallas — EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas warns of more pressure after Germany blames Russia for attempted attack.
Simone Forti’s Dance of Life — Remembering the pioneering performance artist, who died on Wednesday at 91. Plus: Trump gives two gilded statues in DC a makeover.
A Homerist’s Review of “The Odyssey” — Historian Joel Christensen reacts to Christopher Nolan’s epic, artists speak candidly about AI, and a forthcoming film adaptation of the Louvre heist.
Nvidia just made gaming on Linux a whole lot easier — The cloud game service has also lower lag and higher frame rates.
Google Pixel 11 leak claims higher prices, no 128GB model, August release date — A new leak reveals that Google is probably raising Pixel 11 series prices, finally ditching the 128GB storage option, and...
The latest iPhone Ultra rumors and leaks: What we know — Apple doesn't mind being late to the party. Will its first foldable phone be its next big hit?
The Winners of the 2026 Pure Street Photography Awards Invoke Happenstance and Commotion — Eight winners were selected in this year's contest from nearly 1,600 entries submitted by photographers in 50 countries.
Genius | Song Lyrics & Knowledge — Genius is the world’s biggest collection of song lyrics and musical knowledge.
Pacific Surf Takes Center Stage in Craig Hubbard's Dreamy Photos — The golden hour hues of the West Coast's legendary sunsets and a love for surfing spurred Hubbard's reacquaintance with the camera.
10 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This August — Betye Saar’s wearable art, Alfredo Ramos Martínez’s mountain ranges, the world’s largest pop-up book, three South Asian artists redefine monumentality, and more.
'Big Walk' Is a New Video Game about ... Walking and Talking — From the Melbourne-based developer House House, Big Walk is a collaborative new video game about walking and talking.
Johnny Marr Shares New Song "It's Time": Listen — Johnny Marr isn’t just getting dragged into feuds with Morrissey — he’s also getting ready to release his new album The Age Of Everything. He’s shared “Spin” and “Ophelia,” and now he’s back with “It’s Time,” which is thankfully…
‘First Real Test’: Australia Fiasco Has Private Credit on Edge — Australian private credit funds are trying to contain panic among investors, after the collapse of property developer Bathla Group sparked fears that the industry’s big bet on the property sector is going south.
Data Center Expansion Tests Voter Patience — The rapid expansion of AI data centers is becoming a political issue in Ohio as residents raise concerns about higher electricity bills, tax incentives and secrecy around local development deals. Representative Greg Landsman joins…
What in the Devil Was Peter Thiel Doing at the British Museum? — For reasons that remain unclear, the London museum hosted the Palantir founder at a VIP preview of the Bayeux Tapestry.
Google Meet hardware dropping ChromeOS for Android — As we wait for Googlebooks, Google shared today that it is “transitioning [its] Google Meet hardware portfolio from ChromeOS to Android.”
Morning news brief — A look at the new round of U.S. economic sanctions on Iran, Iran vows to retaliate, SCOTUS hands President Trump a temporary win on his efforts to restrict voting by mail.
Christina Mrozik Illustrates an 'Emotional Ecosystem' Oracle Deck with Fantastical Forms — In Christina Mrozik’s new project, fifty cards comprise a richly illustrated oracle deck.
artists spend years learning to draw hands correctly, then ai generates them backwards and somehow that's the more interesting problem now
Former Philly UArts Building to Become Affordable Housing for Artists — The Village of Industry & Art will transform a dormitory in the now-shuttered university into 45 affordable units by fall 2027.
Miles Greenberg Rehearses Myths for the Future — The artist’s performance videos invoke the wild, inestimable human spirit and make Black people the characters of universal stories.