My Mayor Muslim, My Art Political — Street photographers hit the NYC streets; plus, an inside look at the Pace Gallery downsizing.
Kimsooja Comes Full Circle — Her first exhibition in the city for 30 years captures her single-minded focus on the needle as a metaphor for folding and unfolding, memory and displacement.
The future of sustainability | Dr. Rosa Arrigo | TEDxUniversityofSalford — Sustainability has evolved from an ambitious concept into a global imperative—but what comes next? In this talk, Dr. Rosa Arigo explores how chemistry is redefining its role in addressing the world's…
Saman and Sasan Oskouei's Sculptures Puncture the Weight of Everyday Objects — Artist brothers Saman and Sasan Oskouei are behind The Weight of Less, an ongoing series of pocked wooden sculptures.
news/faster-builds — A delightful language with friendly error messages, great performance, small assets, and no runtime exceptions.
Zendaya’s Earrings Are Part of a Much Bigger Problem — The 3,000-year-old Iranian discs turned red-carpet jewelry are emblematic of a market that has spent decades quietly dismantling ancient objects for parts.
ORBIS: The Stanford Geospatial Network Model of the Roman World — Travel the Roman world like a Roman.
In a New Documentary, Artists Get Candid About AI — The short film from the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project is based on a survey of over 2,000 postsecondary arts graduates across the US.
Baumgartner Restoration Painstakingly Brings a Neglected Portrait Back to Life — Baumgartner Fine Art Restoration is a Chicago-based studio focused on ensuring that works of art are conserved for future generations.
“I Shot Andy Warhol” Upends the Myth of the Great Man — The radical feminist author of “SCUM Manifesto” and the bygone world of Warhol’s Factory come to life in the 1996 film, now restored to 4K.
Wet on wet, two pigments.
Largest-Ever Arthur Jafa Survey Coming to New Museum — The two-floor show will premiere new works alongside the artist’s iconic pieces, such as "Love is the Message, The Message is Death."
A View From the Easel — “Over the past decades my material has been light.”
Keyboard Shortcuts I Learned From My Cat — Every time my cat Mira walks across a keyboard, I learn a few new Mac and PC keyboard shortcuts I never knew about.
Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Fatally Stabbing NYC Vogue Dancer — Dmitriy Popov killed the Black gay dancer O'Shae Sibley at a Brooklyn gas station in 2023 in a homophobic hate crime.
Lit Hub Daily: August 11, 2026 — Despite what some people might think, the short story is here to stay. | Lit Hub Criticism Téa Obreht talks to Jane Ciabattari about writing Sunrise: “I’m fascinated with the Western as a gen…
Engaging With Art Can Slow Aging, Study Claims — A group of researchers at University College London identified a relationship between consuming and creating art and a lower biological age.
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.
Google Arts & Culture — Google Arts & Culture features content from over 2000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to bring the world's treasures online.
An Artist Duo’s Haven of Synthetic Hair — Merryn Omotayo Alaka and Sam Frésquez steamed, cut, and sewed together lengths of hair by hand to create an ecosystem of biomorphic sculptures.
In Guadalajara, a Ceramic Tile Mural Mimics a Sun-Drenched Ecosystem — Thousands of handmade ceramic tiles form the collaborative "Shape of Movement" by Alex Proba and Cerámica Suro.
A farrier explained why horses' hooves grow in spirals if they're never trimmed, and now I can't unsee it in every wild horse photo 🐴
Disney Climbs on Profit Beat; AMD Falls on Underwhelming Forecast | Stock Movers — On this episode of Stock Movers: - Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) shares are lower after the semiconductor firm’s second-quarter revenue and third-quarter sales forecast underwhelmed investors…
Why is Iran bombing Gulf states while avoiding US naval assets and Israel? — Analysts say Iran is using Gulf states to pressure Washington while avoiding direct confrontation with US forces.
Amoako Boafo Weaves His Portraiture into an Architectural Replica of His Accra Studio — Amoako Boafo is known for his stylized portraiture of Black people, whose skin the artist renders in swirling gestures made with his fingers.
Women Sport Puffer Coats in Bold Baroque Portraits by Nieves González — For Nieves González, the Spanish Baroque art historical legacy informs a painting practice that merges past and present.
AirPods keep getting better, and iOS 27’s biggest upgrade is Siri - 9to5Mac — AirPods get new features just like every other Apple device, and in iOS 27 the new Siri AI is set to make AirPods better than ever.
Los Angeles Public Library Unveils the World's Largest Pop-Up Book — "Luceros y Penumbres," designed by Daniel González and engineered by Matthew Reinhart, is an ode to learning and discovery.
At least 50 Malian soldiers killed in attack on military convoy — At least 50 Malian soldiers were killed after a joint Malian army and Russia's Africa Corps convoy was ambushed.
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.”
After Earthquakes, Venezuela's Artists Turn to Each Other — Facing a humanitarian crisis, everyday citizens have become rescue workers, and tight-knit art communities are creating networks of support.
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.
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events — The Art Newspaper is the journal of record for the visual arts world, covering international news and events.
Cats can't taste sweetness and someone made an interactive map of where they're actually sensitive on their body. Turns out the base of the tail is basically a nerve cluster.
Minimal Shapes Layer into Dynamic, Abstracted Murals by James Reka — Whether working in the studio or street, Australian artist James Reka gravitates for dynamic and vivid abstraction.
Discover Millions of Artworks from Thousands of Museums with This Huge Art Search Engine — "We currently have around five million artworks indexed, and strive to eventually index all museum art in the world," the creators say.
Ships Can Use Hormuz Southern Route With Signals On, JMIC Says — Ships can consider transiting the Strait of Hormuz along the southern route, day or night, with their transponder signals on, a key naval information group has said.
Görünmeyeni Görmek | Hande AYDEMİR | TEDxVan YYU — Bu konuşmada Hande Aydemir, hayatımızı şekillendiren en güçlü unsurların çoğu zaman gözle görülmeyen bağlar olduğunu anlatıyor. Bilginin ve içeriğin hızla tüketildiği dijital çağda, her şey görünür hale gelirken asıl değerin görü
Where Is Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara? — The Cuban artist's whereabouts remain unknown, as do his fate and that of more than 800 political prisoners on the island.
Seedless Blackberries and Cherries That Grow on Bushes Vie to Be the Future of Food — Startups and Big Ag are using Crispr gene editing to create crops that taste better and grow on a hotter planet. But will they find a market?
Patagonia Sues Drag Queen "Pattie Gonia" for Trademark Infringement — “This is how corporations bully individuals who cannot match their resources,” said the artist and activist.
In Two Chicago Exhibitions, Liberation Takes the Floor — Shows at MCA Chicago and Wrightwood 659 chart a path from colonial dispossession to the possibilities of dance, music, and community.
Claire Valdez Claims Resounding Win in NYC Primary — The Mamdani-backed assemblywoman and artist is poised to represent "Commie Corridor" in Congress.
Paula Kamps, Painter of Rare Sensitivity, Dies at 36 — This week, we also honor Tess Jaray, luminary of abstraction, and Ben Morea, counterculture icon.
Edward Hopper’s Distinctly American Solitude — American bombast is, more than anything, a mask, which Hopper understood well.
Brendon Burton's Enigmatic Photographs Preserve Traces of North American Life — Brendon Burton pursues the strange corners of rural North America with a newfound interest in the people who once inhabited them.
Tungsten Miner’s Stock Jumps as Billionaire Forrest Buys Stake — EQ Resources Ltd. shares surged after mining billionaire Andrew Forrest agreed to acquire a 16.8% stake in the Sydney-listed tungsten producer from Oaktree Capital Management LP.
Avian Visitors - Teddy Warner — A live bird collage from your window.
Can’t hear what’s playing on TV? It’s not your ears, its the flat screen. These affordable soundbars can help — Get rid of subtitles to hear what movies and TV shows are supposed to sound like – for as little as $130
Contending With Fashion Photography's Artifice — Lillian Bassman spent decades crafting commercial images. After leaving the industry, she was finally free to experiment in the darkroom.
Creative Boom – Magazine & Community for Creatives — News, inspiration, insight and advice for designers, illustrators, photographers and artists. Trusted by over a million creatives worldwide since 2009.
From Defense to Housing, Luxembourg Steps Up Retail Bonds Push — Luxembourg’s successful sale of defense bonds has encouraged it to again turn to retail investors, this time with securities that will help fund affordable housing.
What does a $100 smartphone get you in 2026? — To get a decent cell phone at or under $100, you're going to have to get creative. Here's what to do.
Google aims for influencers with the Pixel 11 Creator Suite — The new phones are getting a bundle of features designed to help burgeoning influencers film and edit content.
Trump Is Coming for the Architecture Biennale — Modigliani's "indecent" nude fetches $63.9M, the National Gallery of Art gets a major contemporary art gift, and more industry news.
Gaza student tops national exams despite war and displacement — Gaza’s Saba Rabah ranked first in Palestine's national high school exams amid Israel’s genocidal war.
Traditional African Baskets and Pottery Meet Pop Culture in Donté K. Hayes' Sculptures — "The head is more than the center of the brain and thought; it is the place where the soul lives and must be protected," the artist says.
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.
Annalise Gratovich's Life-Size Woodcuts Meld Nature, Memory, and Ukrainian Heritage — Gratovich meticulously carves totemic, matryoshka-like figures that stand nearly life-size with headdresses of flora and fauna.
Planned Charlie Kirk Statue Gets Trolled — Also: Trump shrinks two national monuments in Utah by 90%.