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“Longbridge Foxes” (2023). All images courtesy of Annatomix, shared with permission Sly Foxes Emerge from Boxes and Under Bridges in Murals by Annatomix August 14, 2026 Art Kate Mothes Share Pin Email Copy Bookmark Whether on walls or in boxes, the frisky foxes of Annatomix’s murals and mixed-media sculptures bring vibrancy, playfulness, and just the…

Ben Yavar. All images © the photographers, courtesy of Ocean Photographer of the Year, shared with permission The Ocean Photographer of the Year Finalists Highlight the Sorrowful and Sublime August 13, 2026 NaturePhotography Kate Mothes Share Pin Email Copy Bookmark Our oceans are places of mystery and biological wonders as much as they are essential…

Bruce Davidson, “Time of Change” (1963–1965), resin-coated print, 8 x 11 inches. © Bruce Davidson. All images courtesy of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, shared with permission ‘Turn the Volume Up!’ Highlights the History of Speaking Out for Change in America August 13, 2026 ArtHistoryPhotographySocial Issues Kate Mothes Share…

The highest-resolution image of the Sun’s surface (photosphere) ever captured, taken at 416 nm by the Inouye Solar Telescope. All images courtesy of NSF/NSO/AURA/MPS, shared with permission Get Up Close to the Sun in the Highest Resolution Image Ever Captured August 12, 2026 PhotographyScience Kate Mothes Bookmark Scientists have long studied how magnetic energy powers…

“Kindred Spirits – Childhood,” inkjet print on Hahnemühle paper, edition of 8 + 2 AP, 60 x 75 centimeters. All images © Suzanne Jongmans, shared with permission Suzanne Jongmans Recycles Everyday Materials for Elegant Renaissance-Style Portraits August 12, 2026 ArtPhotography Kate Mothes Share Pin Email Copy Bookmark From materials we normally discard like padded packaging…

“Wild Species No. 32.” All images courtesy of Jennifer Latour, shared with permission Jennifer Latour Preserves Ephemeral Beauty in Her Otherworldly Botanical Assemblages August 12, 2026 ArtNaturePhotography Grace Ebert Share Pin Email Copy Bookmark “The wind is my nemesis!” says Jennifer Latour, and rightly so. In her sculptural assemblages, single flowers or small clusters of…

All images © Radhika Ganju, shared with permission Radhika Chitalia Late Father’s Passport Transforms into a Memory Capsule August 11, 2026 ArtIllustration Kate Mothes Share Pin Email Copy Bookmark For Copenhagen-based illustrator and designer Radhika Chitalia, an interest in memories, psychology, and emotions drives a practice centered around connections. From imbuing product design with a…

Detail of “Feels Like Drowning” (2026), oil on canvas, 52 x 78 inches. All images courtesy of the artist and Half Gallery, New York, shared with permission Meghann Stephenson’s Tender Paintings Contrast Women’s Agency with ‘Acceptable Behavior’ August 11, 2026 Art Kate Mothes Share Pin Email Copy Bookmark In elegant, meditative paintings by Meghann Stephenson,…

All images courtesy of The Last Museum Discover Millions of Artworks from Thousands of Museums with This Huge Art Search Engine August 11, 2026 ArtDesignHistory Kate Mothes Share Pin Email Copy Bookmark Described by its anonymous creators as “the largest search engine for museum art,” The Last Museum is a veritable trove of the the…

“Dansu” (2026), stuffed animals salvaged from waste-disposal sites, leather waste, bird feathers, taxidermy glass eyes, decommissioned ritual objects, apotropaic materials, terracotta clay, epoxy clay, aged solid-wood baduk board, 16.5 × 16.1 × 16.9 inches. All images courtesy of Sungho Bae, shared with permission Stuffed Animals and Found Objects Reconfigure in Sungho Bae’s Uncanny Sculptures August…