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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…

All images © Jan Erik Waider Meditate to the Undulations of Baltic Sea Ice in Jan Erik Waider’s Hypnotic Videos March 23, 2026 NaturePhotography Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark Jan Erik Waider has a knack for capturing shorelines, volcanic eruptions, and glaciers at their most mesmerizing—shrouded in mist, glowing in the darkness, or illuminated by…

Image courtesy of the author and Celadon Books, shared with permission How Do Artists Finance Their Lives? Join Us for a Discussion About Mason Currey’s New Book March 23, 2026 ArtBooksColossal Grace Ebert Share Email Bookmark As with most conversations about money, understanding how artists fund their practices and lives is rarely discussed and always…

“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…

“Artist’s Palette Vase.” All images courtesy of the artist, shared with permission Goran Konjevod Transforms Paper into Elegantly Organic Origami Vessels March 22, 2026 ArtCraft Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark If it weren’t for being so lightweight and crisp in their facets, Goran Konjevod’s elegant vases could at first glance be mistaken for thin porcelain.…

Patrick Martinez, “Promised Land” (2022), acrylic, stucco, neon, Mean Streak, ceramic, spray paint, latex house paint, banner tarp, ceramic tile, tile adhesive, and family archive photo collage on panel, 84 x 192 x 7 inches. Photo by Yubo Dong, ofstudio photography, courtesy of Charlie James Gallery ‘Let Us Gather In a Flourishing Way’ Convenes 58…

Images courtesy of the artist, shared with permission Ben Zank’s Portraits Teeter Between Surrealism and the Mundane March 20, 2026 Photography Jackie Andres Share Email Bookmark Tensely contorted or standing pin straight, Ben Zank’s signature faceless subjects evoke ineffable yet familiar emotions. The New York City-based photographer has a knack for turning ordinary settings and…

All images courtesy of the artist, shared with permission Restrained Emotions Simmer in Shinsuke Inoue’s Tender Wood Sculptures March 19, 2026 ArtCraft Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark Around a decade ago, Shinsuke Inoue sourced a piece of Japanese wood and carved a depiction of his child, “wanting to preserve their likeness in three dimensions,” the…