Eight London Underground Restrooms Get Vibrant Refurbs with Illustrated Tiles — The designs by Hugh Broughton Architects incorporate designs by artist James Lambert, who interprets the distinctive character of each location.
Field of clones: How horse replicas came to dominate polo — In Argentina, equine cloning in polo is no longer a rarity. It’s now a mature industry — although ethical dilemmas surrounding it persist.
A farrier discovered horses wear their hooves unevenly on one side depending on whether they're left or right-hoofed. Now I'm wondering which side mine would favor 🐴
World Heritage List — Humanity's greatest places.
Maybe This Fall Will Be Kind — Yayoi Kusama, Sliman Mansour, and Dolly Parton pass away, and a major Pompeii show comes to the US.
ASCII by Jason Scott — Jason Scott's Weblog
Delacroix’s Entry of the Crusaders into Constantinople Restored to Its Original Glory — Following a meticulous course of conservation treatment, Eugène Delacroix’s Entry of the Crusaders into Constantinople is returning to the Red Rooms, joining a number of other famous work
The Met Museum's Staff Have Some Thoughts About the Art — A new book gathers essays by the museum’s curators, researchers, librarians, and conservators on everything from Renaissance portraiture to the work of Wendy Red Star.
What are the implications of US sanctions in Lebanon? — Nine people targeted, including Lebanese military officers.
Going Deep With Brenda Goodman — “I remember taking a plaid dress, tearing it up and using it as paint rags,” the 83-year-old painter tells me in a knee-to-knee interview at her studio.
DR Congo will not change World Cup preparations despite US Ebola warning — World Cup cohosts United States have warned Democratic Republic of the Congo team to isolate due to Ebola fears.
Cranbrook Academy of Art Reopens Applications for Fall 2026 — The art institution is accepting applications from June 22 through August 15 for artists and designers considering graduate study.
Remembering Sliman Mansour — The influential Palestinian painter dies at 79, the National Museum of the American Latino is still looking for a home, and the new horse mural that’ll put a smile on your face.
Kim Dacres Wants You to Be Like Rubber — The artists sculpts community tributes from found tires, inspired by its reslience and ability to absorb trauma.
For Ceija Stojka, Memory Is Survival — She rejected fascism not only by depicting what she endured in the Holocaust but also the tenderness of everyday Romani life.
Blood Pumping Mechanism of the Hoof | Extension Horses
Grand Gulch Mine in Littlefield, Arizona — <p><img alt="Shaft portal, Grand Gulch Mine." data-width="4000" data-height="3000" width="300" height="200" src="https://img.atlasobscura.com/Fx37Yz2ndyjaPZQSmWuNQWArvGYSluKotD8gbxTgwkc/rs:fill:300:200:1/g:ce/q:81/sm:1/scp:1/ar:1/aHR0cH…
Artsy — Discover and Buy Fine Art — Artsy is the world’s largest online art marketplace. Browse over 1 million artworks by iconic and emerging artists from 4000+ galleries and top auction houses.
Portrait looted by Nazis found in home of Dutch SS leader's descendants — The painting is believed to have been plundered by high-ranking Nazi Hermann Goering during World War Two.
Testicle Art Is So Back — A recent history of “disco balls” and its precursors; plus, Ed Simon on why we should be alarmed about Lonnie Bunch’s resignation.
Divination, the Renaissance, and Surrealism Commingle in 'Tarot!' — The Morgan Library & Museum presents 'Tarot! Renaissance Symbols, Modern Visions' and delves into this centuries-old tradition of divination.
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.
Celia Paul, Edward Hopper, Saif Azzuz — Deep cuts at Pace gallery, artists threaten to sue the Venice Biennale, and the importance of reintegrating art with life
They Want to Control Our Imagination — A professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago asked her students to imagine a way to help someone they might encounter. Leadership found that beyond the pale.
Trump Shrinks Utah National Monuments by 90% — The administration’s cuts to the Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments include sacred Indigenous lands and archaeologically rich sites.
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.
Haroutiun Galentz’s True Colors — A new book traces the function of color as both a mask and a mirror in psychological portraits by the modernist painter, who lost his parents during the Armenian Genocide.
Situational Awareness and the Impending Market Volatility — Situational Awareness is a canary, not a divergence: the AI stock market is over-leveraged and over-concentrated. Call it the KOSPIfication of the NASDAQ.
Manhattan DA’s Office Returns Three Antiquities to Mexico — The office’s sixth repatriation to the nation included a Nayarit sculpture seized from The Met and an Aztec stone previously possessed by a convicted antiquities trafficker.
Julie Mehretu, Claire Valdez, Arthur Jafa — Meet the New York artist running for Congress, and some advice to art school graduates.
A Look Into Frank Stella's Mesmerizing Collection of Diné Textiles — The late artist's trove of Navajo weavings is on public display for the first time at Arader Galleries in NYC ahead of a sale.
Artists Threaten to Sue Venice Biennale — Plus, Trump’s threats to arts education and why artist Saif Azzuz should be on your radar.
Can We Stop Calling South Asian Painting "Miniature"? — A book on 18th-century Pahari painting warns against thinking of these works as “miniatures,” a Western term, instead illuminating the artistic collaboration and ways of life at their heart.
There Are No Photos Allowed at the Studio Ghibli Amusement Park — The indoor exhibitions, anyway.
watched a horse refuse to cross a puddle for 20 mins then casually trot over it backwards?? still thinking about the pettiness 🐴
Ruth Borgenicht Links Thousands of Ceramic Rings in Elaborate Chainmail Sculptures — The New Jersey-based artist's works hang tapestry-like on the wall or unfurl into three-dimensional biomorphic forms.
Uncanny Landscapes in Pen and Ink Span Wooden Panels by John Buck — The Bozeman-based artist is known for his eccentric wooden sculptures that draw on folklore, personal memory, and daily observations.