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Detail of “Coccinellidaes Hideaway 2.” All images courtesy of the artist, shared with permission Jake Messing’s Hyperrealistic Paintings Celebrate the Abundance of Nature May 7, 2026 ArtNature Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark “The world hums with beauty and danger, harmony and discord,” says Jake Messing. “We walk through these shifting currents every day. For as…

Owain Scullion, “Aoraki Mt. Cook.” Aoraki/Mt. Cook National Park, New Zealand. All images © the photographers, courtesy of Capture the Atlas, shared with permission Explore 25 Incredible Photos of the Milky Way Captured Around the World May 7, 2026 NaturePhotography Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark Organized by Capture the Atlas, the 2026 Milky Way Photographer…

All images courtesy of NASA NASA Just Dropped More Than 12,000 Photos from the Artemis II Mission May 6, 2026 PhotographyScience Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark When it comes to photo drops, NASA has upped the ante. The organization has added thousands of snapshots from the Artemis II mission to the Gateway to Astronaut Photography…

All images courtesy of Fatinha Ramos, shared with permission How Fatinha Ramos Channels ‘Visual Activism’ in Her Richly Layered Illustrations May 6, 2026 ArtIllustration Grace Ebert Share Email Bookmark “To me, being a visual activist means I only illustrate stories that resonate with me deeply, by giving voice to minorities or social situations that need…

Installation view of ‘Your Birth is My Birth.’ Photo by Adam Reich. All images courtesy of Jane Lombard Gallery, shared with permission Luscious Hair Sculptures Sprout Like Branches in a Symbiotic Exhibition May 6, 2026 Art Grace Ebert Share Email Bookmark A visit to Lincoln Park or the Garfield Park Conservatory is one of the…

All images courtesy of Maxwell Mustardo, shared with permission Maxwell Mustardo Sculpts Ancient Ornamentation in Brilliant Glazed Forms May 5, 2026 ArtCraft Grace Ebert Share Email Bookmark The shapes of Maxwell Mustardo’s ceramic works evoke ancient amphorae, kraters, and, most recently, kylix—a wide Greek cup with handles—although their surfaces feel distinctly organic. Textured growths cloak…

“7-Eleven.” All images courtesy of the artist and Abbozzo Gallery, shared with permission Wander through Adrienna Matzeg’s Embroidered, Late-Night City Explorations May 5, 2026 ArtCraft Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark When Adrienna Matzeg embarked on a trip to Kyoto, Tokyo, and Seoul in July 2025, she encountered intense midsummer heat and humidity, which led her…

All images © Janusz Jurek, shared with permission Janusz Jurek Embraces the Weirdness of Everyday Life in Captivating Street Photographs May 5, 2026 Photography Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark Humor and happenstance take the front seat in Polish photographer Janusz Jurek’s wry images. Working as a graphic designer and commercial photographer by day, he finds…

All images courtesy of Pentagram, shared with permission Vibrant Victorian-Era Transparencies Illuminate a Host of Microscopic Creatures May 4, 2026 HistoryIllustrationNatureScience Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark During the Victorian era, innovators made huge leaps with optical technologies. It was the period of the stereoscope and an early projector known as the magic lantern, not to…

Photo by Romas Tauras We Spent a Week Quarantined on an Uninhabited Island with 80 Artists May 4, 2026 ArtPartner Grace Ebert Share Email Bookmark A muscular Englishman in a khaki kilt and black beret hops atop the edge of an old well clad in traditional Spanish tile, his sleeves rolled up to his elbows…