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All images courtesy of Saype, shared with permission 23,000-Square-Foot Clasping Arms Celebrate Community Resilience in Minneapolis June 24, 2026 Art Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark Across an expansive lawn at Minneapolis’ Boom Island Park earlier this month, Franco-Swiss artist Saype painted a monumental public artwork directly onto the grass. Part of his Beyond Walls series,…

All images courtesy of Zupagrafika, shared with permission Construct Your Own Miniature Paper Brutalist Circuses with ‘Cirk’ June 23, 2026 BooksDesignHistoryPhotography Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark When we think of traveling circuses, the “big top” tent likely springs to mind with its acrobats, clowns, tightrope walkers, and other entertainers and pageantry. Sometimes the traditions are…

All images courtesy of Art21 Lenka Clayton Reflects on Motherhood and Finding Connection in Everyday Objects June 23, 2026 ArtFilm Grace Ebert Share Email Bookmark To open a new film from Art21, artist Lenka Clayton encapsulates her way of thinking and making: “Looking at things that are supposed to behave a certain way and purposefully…

All images © Dr. Elliot McGucken, shared with permission Elliot McGucken Suspends Einstein’s ‘Light Cones’ Over Desert Expanses June 23, 2026 NaturePhotographyScience Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark Albert Einstein once said that “the most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art…

“Jazzbird” (2026), reassembled saxophones, 30 x 14 x 40 inches. All images courtesy of the artist and Sargent’s Daughters, New York, shared with permission Willie Cole Traverses ‘Mind, Body, and Soul’ in Expressive Mixed Media Assemblages June 22, 2026 Art Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark For Willie Cole, the convergence of material and concept are…

“The Death of Venus” (2026), “Birth of Venus” wallpaper mural with layers of birthday gift wrapping paper and magazine images, 59 x 96 inches. All images courtesy of the artist and Track 16, Los Angeles, shared with permission David Daigle’s Elaborate Punch-Cut Paper Pieces Excavate Commercial Imagery June 22, 2026 ArtSocial Issues Kate Mothes Share…

All photos by New Forms Media, courtesy of Alex Proba, shared with permission In Guadalajara, a Ceramic Tile Mural Mimics a Sun-Drenched Ecosystem June 22, 2026 ArtCraftDesign Grace Ebert Share Email Bookmark Thousands of handmade ceramic tiles nest together like a puzzle on the facade of the Torre San Luis hotel in Guadalajara, Mexico. Abstract shapes…

“Ship of Cranes” (2010), lost-wax bronze casting, 48 x 79 x 33 inches, edition 6 of 12. All images courtesy of L’SPACE Gallery, shared with permission Surreal Figures Step from Leonora Carrington’s Paintings into ‘Shape of Dreams’ June 18, 2026 Art Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark Raised in a wealthy, well-connected family in England, the…

“Flower Huggers.” All images © Sour Soda Studio, shared with permission Sour Soda Studio Depicts a Saccharine World Where Humans Have Lost Control June 18, 2026 ClimateIllustration Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark Think for a second about what comes to mind when you hear “soda.” Perhaps fizzy, saccharine, and bright? Then consider the connotations of…

All images © Diana Beltrán Herrera, shared with permission Diana Beltrán Herrera’s Embroidered Paper Sculptures Mimic Plants and Wildlife June 17, 2026 ArtDesignNature Jackie Andres Share Email Bookmark Bristol-based artist Diana Beltrán Herrera continues to construct elaborate sculptures of flora and fauna in vibrant paper. Over the last few years, Herrera’s work has grown in…