‘East of Eden’ Review: Zoe Kazan’s Magnificent Netflix Epic Will Knock You Over — A smart, gorgeous, and richly provocative adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic novel follows an American family across generations.
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Meta's Glasses for Betas — Plus, Betye Saar’s last word of advice, 2,000-year-old shipwreck found off the coast of Sicily, and how Trump’s unnecessary IndyCar race in DC might jeopardize art.
Helena Minginowicz Transforms Humble Paper Towel into Ethereal Paintings — The artist explores "how changing the hierarchy of materials can reshape the way we perceive value, dignity, and the human experience."
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.
Polymarket is reportedly lobbying European nations not to be treated as a gambling website — Polymarket, which enables people to bet on the outcomes of events, is telling regulators it's not for gambling.
Moon phase today explained: What the Moon will look like on September 15, 2026 — Lunar features are starting to reappear.
Introducing: The Autodromo Group C Turbo Sport Chronograph — Auto-inspired Autodromo returns with a unique analog-digital offering, marking its first all-new watch since 2023.
The Artist Sculpting World Cup History Out of Gum Wrappers — Lyndon Barrois's “sportraits” depict political protest, the fight for equal rights, and soccer's most iconic moments, some of which FIFA would rather forget.
This photographer spent a year shooting the same intersection at every hour of daylight. The light changes are absolutely insane 🌅💀
Artists Commit to the Bit at This Year’s Vulva Gala — Over two dozen artists from the LA area were given homemade costumes to decorate as they pleased as part of the School of Sexuality Project’s community-centered celebration.
The Sun Is Shining on Saif Azzuz — Across galleries, museums, and outdoor sculpture, he connects Indigenous land practices in California, the Hudson Valley, and beyond.
Required Reading — This week: James Turrell in Denmark, a new album by Raven Chacon, a Black radical history of the Declaration of Independence, World Cup songs across time, and more.
Tomás Saraceno Returns to the Past to Envision a More Just Future — At Haus der Kunst, Tomás Saraceno's ecological and collaborative projects take center stage for the sweeping presentation, Ancestral Futures.
Damage seen inside Saudi airport after third attack this week — Video shows damage inside King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh after the third attack in a week.
Home — Home The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets.
Christopher Nolan, David Hockney, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara — A political prisoner is freed, a Homerist reviews Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” and do we have to pretend to like David Hockney’s iPad paintings?
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Nayland Blake Doesn’t Believe in Fixed Selves — “You have to be a person who champions other work,” they told Hyperallergic, “so that you build the context within which your work can be legible.”
RIP Vermeer, You Would’ve Hated AI — A biography of the Dutch painter misses the mark, Ed Simon reacts to Anthropic’s book-pulping, and more.
The Fruitless Search for Vermeer’s Personal God — A recent biography spends too much time speculating about the Dutch artist’s religious beliefs and not enough exploring other mysteries, including his possible use of a camera obscura.
Dean Millien’s Aluminum-Foil Animal World — A highlight of “Greater New York” at MoMA PS1, the artist’s remarkable sculptures made from the humble household material continue a practice he began as a child in Brooklyn.
'Remember Me' Highlights Black Americans' Self-Expression in Early Photography — The National Gallery of Art presents around 70 historical images in 'Remember Me: Picturing African Americans in Early Photography.'
A Natural History of William Kentridge’s Studio — Let it be said, the studio is a safe space for stupidity. A space where impulses can be given the benefit of the doubt.
Hopeful Art Fundraisers for Earthquake Relief in Venezuela — Art sales featuring everything from paintings and prints to photographs, artist books, and zines are benefiting urgently needed aid efforts.
A Short Film Sheds Light on the Garfield Phones Washing Up on a French Beach Since the '80s — Breton coastal residents grew up collecting parts of a 1984 Garfield-themed plastic telephone on the beach—and still do.
5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week — Our basket of brilliant reviews this week includes Ginny Hogan on JD Vance’s Communion, Fintan O’Toole on Maggie Haverman and Jonathan Swan’s Regime Change, Kathryn Hughes on James Lasdun’s The Fam…
Modular Scale — Calculate, visualize, and learn about modular scales.
A View From the Easel — “I feed pistachios to neighborhood crows and jays.”
The Met and the Art Smuggler — An interview about a notorious antiquities trafficker with Matthew Campbell, plus an exclusive excerpt of William Kentridge’s new book.
Please No Photos! A Short Film Focuses on Tourists' Obsession with Capturing the Moment — "The Spectacle" visits a slew of stunning vistas primarily across Norway, showcasing star-dappled night skies and awe-inspiring views.
An ESP32 based plane radar — Plane radar is a neat little project that pulls nearby ADS-B traffic, plots each aircraft by distance and bearing, and shows the details directly on a cute little screen.
Celebrating the Knicks Win, One Stitch at a Time — The textile artist known as Cheeks embraced a wave of city pride at his now-viral Fort Greene embroidery pop-up.
Rob Weychert | Art & Design — I make art and design, obsess over film and music, hoard trivial archival data, and share it all on this here website. Enjoy your stay.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News — Yanko Design is an online magazine dedicated to covering the best in international product design.
'Verdicts that rocked football' and 'Burnham bottles it' — Manchester City being found guilty of financial breaches and the prime minister ruling out an early general election leads Saturday's papers.
India’s Nuclear Opening Comes With a High Security Bar — Investors seeking entry to the country’s atomic power sector will likely face scrutiny in one area above all others – their ability to safeguard critical infrastructure.
US announces new sanctions on ICC president and top lawyer — The Trump administration has vowed to dismantle the international court "brick by brick".
Knicks and Spurs Game Gets an Arts Wager — San Antonio’s Department of Arts and Culture challenged the NYC agency to make a deal: Whoever loses Game 5 posts their favorite artwork in the winning city.
Whitney Museum Screens Taken Over With Gaza Protest Messages — Jonathan Allen’s guerrilla installations superimposed anti-genocide messages onto advertising displays outside the museum.
Trump Revives Hopes for Iran Deal, Oil Sinks | Insight with Haslinda Amin 8/03/2026 — Insight with Haslinda Amin, a daily news program featuring in-depth, high-profile interviews and analysis to give viewers the complete picture on the stories that matter. The show features…
Who Stole the Guggenheim’s Picasso? — The museum sues to retrieve a piece stolen in 1961, Dean Millien’s aluminum-foil animal sculptures, and more.
Along the Mississippi River, 'Water | Craft' Is a Confluence of Art, Culture, and Ecology — Amid the ongoing climate crisis, how do artists express concerns about water access, cultural preservation, and the environment?
Husband Found Guilty of Scheming Murder of Art Dealer Brent Sikkema — Daniel Sikkema was accused of hiring the hitman who stabbed the gallerist in his Brazil townhouse in January 2024.
Dark Emotions Evoke Growth in Alejandro Aguliar Canela's Graphite Drawings — Alejandro Aguilar Canela finds profound value in what may be seen as some of our bleakest emotions.
Five-step color balancing with GenAI — <div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://uxdesign.cc/five-step-color-balancing-with-genai-60ab1ca5635e?source=rss----138adf9c44c---4"><img…
Dolosse – a South African invention used over the world — All along the South African coast you find dolosse wherever coastal management is necessary to prevent tides and rough seas from eroding breakwaters, harbour walls, coastal construction. In Port El…
Art Movements: Meet MoMA's New Photo Chief — Also, the Asian Cultural Council awards $1.6M in grants to artists, and at least one sector of the art market is hot as hell.
'Inploration' Highlights Dozens of Artists Who Explore Space to Understand Earth — Nearly 100 artists, scientists, astronauts, futurists, and others explore how the cosmos teach us about ourselves.
New York Gallery Lyles & King to Close After 11 Years — The gallery became known for championing the careers of Mira Schor, Chris Hood, Philip Birch, and Davina Semo, among others.
11-Year-Old Boy Sets Guinness Record for World’s Youngest Curator — Anderson Taylor opened the Cambridge Natural History Museum in rural Illinois at just nine years old
Family Urges Help for Venezuelan Artist Trapped Under Earthquake Rubble — Onai Quiñonez is among the thousands reported missing after two back-to-back earthquakes devastated the nation.
The Art Market Post-Pollock — After spring's marquee auctions, we are led to believe that everything in our important art universe is doing just fine. It isn't.
Danielle Mckinney's Portraits of Black Women at Rest — Each figure in her paintings luxuriates in the dreaminess of space belonging to her and her alone.
Betye Saar, Simone Forti, Walter Benjamin — Your remedy against toxic people, Trump’s war against the Smithsonian, and saying goodbye to two giants of the arts.
The digital wall we built ourselves — Why 95.9% of the world’s top million sites still fail the people who need them most.
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.
A View From the Easel — “One of my favorite museums is the street itself.”
What I’ve learned writing for billions of users — Insights from products that grow and grow.
Giant Wieners, Drag Queens, and Curtis Sliwa at “The Most American Pageant Ever!” — The absurdist performance art event at Times Square felt more like an elegy during this national moment.