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All images courtesy of Andrew Norman Wilson A Short Film Joins In the Timeless Swiss Masked Tradition of Silvesterchlausen March 26, 2026 FilmHistory Kate Mothes Share Pin Email Bookmark In communities throughout Switzerlands’s Appenzell Hinterland and Midland regions, a unique tradition with enigmatic origins unfolds around the New Year. Known as Silvesterchlausen, the custom entails…

All images courtesy of Olaf Hajek, shared with permission Ambiguity Reigns in Olaf Hajek’s Mysterious Illustrations March 26, 2026 ArtIllustration Grace Ebert Share Pin Email Bookmark For Olaf Hajek, difference isn’t about opposition but rather about identifying connections. The Berlin-based illustrator renders dense, uncanny compositions that nod to Surrealist icons like Leonora Carrington and Remedios…

“Berard.” All images © Frank Relle, shared with permission Frank Relle’s Photos Revel in Louisiana’s Otherworldly Swampland March 26, 2026 NaturePhotography Kate Mothes Share Pin Email Bookmark When photographer Frank Relle was nine years old, he remembers sneaking out of the house he grew up in in New Orleans just before daybreak to catch the…

All images courtesy of Design Shanghai, shared with permission A Lush Textile Installation Springs to Life in Shanghai March 25, 2026 ArtCraft Grace Ebert Share Pin Email Bookmark For the 13th edition of Design Shanghai, Hu Yuehua presented a bold bouquet intersecting organic forms and human craft traditions. “Weaving Nature” is a large-scale composition of…

All images © Camille Lemoine, shared with permission Camille Lemoine’s Portrait of Home and Belonging in Rural Scotland March 25, 2026 Photography Kate Mothes Share Pin Email Bookmark Baldernock is a small parish located in the hills just north of Scotland’s largest city. It’s only seven miles between the village and Glasgow city center, but…

All images courtesy of Charles Young, shared with permission Explore a Growing City of Meticulously Crafted Miniature Paper Buildings by Charles Young March 25, 2026 AnimationArtCraftDesign Kate Mothes Share Pin Email Bookmark From factories and barrel-roofed buildings to gabled churches and towers, Charles Young’s sprawling yet diminutive city of paper models continues to grow. Known…

All images © Austin Bell, shared with permission Austin Bell Chronicles Every Single One of Hong Kong’s 2,549 Basketball Courts March 24, 2026 Photography Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark When Austin Bell first visited Hong Kong in 2017, he was struck by the chromatic vibrancy of its public basketball courts. Coming from the U.S., where…

All images courtesy of Henry Wood, shared with permission A Doomed Mission to Mars Awaits Henry Wood’s Lanky Explorers March 24, 2026 ArtCraft Grace Ebert Share Email Bookmark As speculation about humans colonizing the moon and Mars ramps up, it’s increasingly likely that we’ll see attempts at living in places previously unthinkable. For Henry Wood,…

“Super/Natural” (2025), stained glass panels and steel and wood frame. All images courtesy of the artist and Claire Oliver Gallery, shared with permission Get ‘Super/Natural’ Inside Judith Schaechter’s Stained Glass Sculpture March 24, 2026 ArtNature Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark Like a miniature chapel with enough space for one person to stand comfortably, Judith Schaechter’s…

“147 Rue Léon-Maurice Nordmann” (2025), oil on canvas, 51 x 79 inches. All images courtesy of the artist and SLAG&RX, shared with permission Stephen Morrison’s Trompe-L’œil ‘Dog World’ Paintings Are Fetching March 23, 2026 Art Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark Any dog owner can appreciate the kind of unfettered, often visceral reactions canines have to…