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A Giant Wool Form by Nicola Turner Heaves and Skitters Through an 18th-Century Chapel
Photos by Mark Reeves. All images courtesy of the artist, Annely Juda Fine Art, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park, shared with permission A Giant Wool Form by Nicola Turner Heaves and Skitters Through an 18th-Century Chapel April 17, 2026 Art Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark In a converted 18th-century chapel on the grounds of Yorkshire Sculpture…
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Anarchic Cats Are Ensnared in Chaos in Léo Forest’s Dynamic Drawings
All images courtesy of the artist, shared with permission Anarchic Cats Are Ensnared in Chaos in Léo Forest’s Dynamic Drawings April 17, 2026 Art Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark Feline antics are notoriously chaotic. “The cat is, above all things, a dramatist,” author and Egyptologist Margaret Benson is to have said. Sacred to ancient Egyptians,…
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15 Artists Explore the Potentiality of Fabric and Fiber in ‘Textile Art Redefined’
Anne von Freyburg (detail). Photo by Pasquale Viglione. All images courtesy of the artists, Helen Adams, and Saatchi Gallery, London, shared with permission 15 Artists Explore the Potentiality of Fabric and Fiber in ‘Textile Art Redefined’ April 16, 2026 ArtCraft Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark Until just the past few decades, textiles were generally created…
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Marvel at Manabu Kosaka’s Hyperrealistic Paper Sculptures of Retro Objects
Deconstructed BCL Radio. All images courtesy of the artist, shared with permission Marvel at Manabu Kosaka’s Hyperrealistic Paper Sculptures of Retro Objects April 16, 2026 ArtCraft Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark It’s one thing to marvel at the inner workings of a transistor radio or a timepiece, but for artist Manabu Kosaka, that curiosity reaches…
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Masha Foya’s Airy Illustrations Embrace the Universality of Emotions
“Dreaming in Blue and Green Colors (Part 2).” All images © Masha Foya, shared with permission Masha Foya’s Airy Illustrations Embrace the Universality of Emotions April 15, 2026 Illustration Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark Where the blue sky breaks through the tree canopy or light reflects onto the surface of a pond, illustrator Masha Foya…
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NEVERCREW Explores Our Tenuous Relationship with Nature in Huge Murals
“Souvenir” (2026), Wien, Austria, for Klima Biennale Wien (KunstHausWien), curated by Calle Libre. All images courtesy of Nevercrew, shared with permission NEVERCREW Explores Our Tenuous Relationship with Nature in Huge Murals April 15, 2026 ArtNature Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark Artists Christian Rebecchi and Pablo Togni, who work as NEVERCREW, have a knack for bringing…
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A Delightful Short Film Highlights the Remarkable Self-Taught Art of George Voronovsky
A detail of a painting by George Voronovsky. All images courtesy of Dia Kontaxis and the High Museum of Art A Delightful Short Film Highlights the Remarkable Self-Taught Art of George Voronovsky April 14, 2026 ArtFilm Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark In the mid-20th century, before preservation efforts revived Miami’s Art Deco South Beach neighborhood…
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LR Vandy’s Rope Sculptures Disentangle Histories of Colonialism and Transportation
Installation view of ‘Rise’ (2026), Yorkshire Sculpture Park, in collaboration with October Gallery. All work © LR Vandy. Photo © India Hobson, courtesy of Yorkshire Sculpture Park LR Vandy’s Rope Sculptures Disentangle Histories of Colonialism and Transportation April 14, 2026 ArtHistorySocial Issues Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark For millennia, humans have navigated seas, rivers, and…
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Cinga Samson Conjures Mystery and the Sublime in Large-Scale Oil Paintings
“Ukuwelwa komda” (2026), oil on canvas, 94 1/2 x 122 inches. All photos © White Cube/Frankie Tyska. All images © the artist, courtesy of White Cube, shared with permission Cinga Samson Conjures Mystery and the Sublime in Large-Scale Oil Paintings April 13, 2026 Art Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark Amid groves of trees, meadows, and…
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A Wooden Canopy by Kengo Kuma Casts Dappled Light Around a Copenhagen Museum
All photos by Jacopo La Forgia, courtesy of Copenhagen Contemporary, shared with permission A Wooden Canopy by Kengo Kuma Casts Dappled Light Around a Copenhagen Museum April 10, 2026 ArtDesign Grace Ebert Share Email Bookmark At Copenhagen Contemporary, Kengo Kuma and his team have honed in on the Japanese concept of komorebi, which reflects the…