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All images courtesy of the artists, shared with permission A Quilted Ice Hut on a Minnesota Lake Celebrates Community, Agriculture, and Craft February 20, 2026 ArtCraft Kate Mothes Share Pin Email Bookmark For residents of the Upper Midwest and Canada—the land of lakes—ice shanties are ubiquitous winter fixtures. From the huge temporary villages that emerge…

Photos by Hans Wulf. All images courtesy of the artist, Zilberman Gallery Berlin, and Kunstmuseum Magdeburg, shared with permission Itamar Gov Draws on History and Legend for ‘The Rhinoceros in the Room’ February 20, 2026 Art Kate Mothes Share Pin Email Bookmark You’ve probably heard the idiom, “the elephant in the room,” to describe when…

All images courtesy of the artist and TASCHEN, shared with permission A Newly Updated Monograph Surveys Four Decades of Ai Weiwei’s Career February 19, 2026 ArtBooksSocial Issues Kate Mothes Share Pin Email Bookmark From his monumental, meditative installation of 100 million hand-painted porcelain sunflower seeds on the floor of Turbine Hall at Tate Modern to…

“Rooted In The Language of Gilded Cages.” All images © Aunia Kahn, shared with permission Aunia Kahn’s Lush Portraits Depict a Playful Inner Landscape February 19, 2026 Art Jackie Andres Share Pin Email Bookmark “For me, it always starts with joy,” explains Aunia Kahn. The Detroit-based artist uses a handful of materials—gouache, pastels, pencils, and…

All images courtesy of the artist, shared with permission Foliage and Wild Creatures Spring to Life in Clare Celeste’s Paper Installations February 18, 2026 ArtNature Kate Mothes Share Pin Email Bookmark Practically glowing in contrast to their dark backgrounds, Clare Celeste’s large-scale installations of foliage and flowers spring vibrantly to life. Made from layers of…

All images courtesy of the photographers and Sony World Photography Awards 2026, shared with permission. © Chung Cheong Wong, Singapore. Shortlist, Open Competition, Natural World & Wildlife See the Best of Nearly Half a Million Entries to the Sony World Photography Awards February 18, 2026 NaturePhotography Kate Mothes Share Pin Email Bookmark For its 19th…

All images courtesy of Robinsson Cravents, shared with permission Journey Through Autumn and Winter in Robinsson Cravents’ Hand-Drawn ‘Yosemite’ February 18, 2026 FilmIllustrationNature Grace Ebert Share Pin Email Bookmark Even though most of us are eager for spring here in the Northern Hemisphere, we’re happy to linger in winter a little while longer to take…

All images courtesy of the artist and Paradigm Gallery + Studio, shared with permission Giant Crocheted ‘Dumb Phones’ by Nicole Nikolich Tap into Millennial Nostalgia February 17, 2026 ArtCraft Kate Mothes Share Pin Email Bookmark For all of the “progress” associated with advancing technologies and the purported conveniences of having tiny, powerful computers at our…

“Rivendell,” Sainte-Chapelle, Paris. All images © Peter Li, shared with permission Striking Photos by Peter Li Capture the Soaring Majesty of Sacred Spaces February 17, 2026 Photography Grace Ebert Share Pin Email Bookmark London-based photographer Peter Li considers the cathedrals, basilicas, and historic spaces he captures to be “living vessels of light, symmetry, and time.”…

Ugo Rondinone, installation view of “seven magic mountains, (2016). Photo by Gianfranco Gorgoni With 200+ Artworks, ‘Rainbow Dreams’ Revels in the Vast Creativity of the Color Spectrum February 14, 2026 ArtBooksPhotography Grace Ebert Share Pin Email Bookmark From Do Ho Suh’s ethereal architecture to Kimsooja’s irridescent mirrors to Lauren Halsey’s fringed tapestry, a new book…