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Photo by JM Coubart. All images courtesy of Company Furinkaï – Satchie Noro and Théâtre de l’Entrouvert – Elise Vigneron, shared with permission ‘MIZU’ Contemplates Fragility and Impermanence in a Poignant Dance with an Ice Puppet June 9, 2026 Art Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark “Ice burns, and it is hard for the warm-skinned to…

“The Sky Is Falling” (2026), oil on canvas, 130 × 150 centimeters. All images courtesy of Thinkspace, shared with permission Cacti and Clouds Glitch in Alexis Mata’s Fantastical Landscapes June 9, 2026 Art Grace Ebert Share Email Bookmark “There was a moment when I was walking between forests and mountains in Tepoztlán, Mexico, while dandelions…

Cara Romero, “Julia” (2018), archival fine art photograph, printed by the artist on legacy matte paper. © Cara Romero. Image courtesy of Cara Romero Gallery, Santa Fe. All images courtesy of Tia Collection and Yorkshire Sculpture Park, shared with permission ‘Hold to This Earth’ Surveys the Abundance of American Indigenous Contemporary Art June 9, 2026…

All images © Dave Krugman, shared with permission Dave Krugman’s ‘WINDOWS’ Captures a Multitudinous Portrait of New York City June 8, 2026 Photography Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark As Dave Krugman traverses the streets of New York City, camera in hand, he seeks patterns. Throughout his wide-ranging practice spanning portraits, automobiles, tourism, and more, he…

“Idol I” (2026), oil on canvas, 15 3/4 × 11 13/16 inches. Photo by A. Mole. All images courtesy of Semiose, Paris, shared with permission Phantasmic Figures Grapple with Their Doubles in Xie Lei’s Dreamy Oil Paintings June 8, 2026 Art Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark Double can mean many things. It may imply a…

All images courtesy of Marvin Wade and Evan Bode A Poetic Short Film Animates the Counterproductive Forces of Incarceration June 8, 2026 AnimationFilmSocial Issues Grace Ebert Share Email Bookmark What is prison for? Touted as both a means of punishment and correction, the U.S. carceral system rarely succeeds at the latter. According to the Department…

Greg Corbino, ‘Hope.” All images courtesy of the Hospital of Emotions, shared with permission In Los Angeles, 70 Artists Transform a Vacant Hospital into a Sprawling Art Experience June 5, 2026 Art Grace Ebert Share Email Bookmark A few miles northwest of Downtown Los Angeles and Skid Row, St. Vincent Medical Center is considered one…

All artworks © Tavares Strachan, images courtesy of Phaidon, shared with permission Tavares Strachan’s First Monograph Surveys an Encyclopedic Practice June 5, 2026 ArtBooks Grace Ebert Share Email Bookmark Tavares Strachan is an artist whose interests, references, and approaches to making stretch so broadly, it’s not surprising that one of his more well-known works is…

“Free Falling” (2025), acrylic on panel, 16 x 16 inches. All images courtesy of the artist, shared with permission From Apocalypse to Renewal, Amy Casey Paints a Surreal World in Distress June 4, 2026 ArtClimateNature Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark In Amy Casey’s meticulous acrylic paintings, houses and main street buildings whirl through the air…

“Gisante de coeur” (2022), ropes, threads, gradient threads, varnished flowers (removable), 90 1/2 x 23 5/8 x 19 2/3 inches. Photo © Laurent Edeline. All images courtesy of the artist and Templon, Paris, Brussels, and New York, shared with permission Jeanne Vicerial’s Ethereal Sculptures Dot Historic Spaces in Aix-en-Provence in ‘Incarnation’ June 4, 2026 Art…