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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…

All images courtesy of Marc Fornes / THEVERYMANY, shared with permission Marc Fornes’ New Sculptural Pavilion Reimagines the Architectural Folly March 19, 2026 Design Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark A bold new structure has appeared in Cary Park in Cary, North Carolina: the latest sculptural pavilion by Marc Fornes / THEVERYMANY. The work is titled…

All images © Thomas Jackson, shared with permission Breezy Swathes of Fabric Dance Amid Landscapes in Thomas Jackson’s Photos March 19, 2026 ArtPhotography Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark Multi-colored lengths of fabric billow in the breeze in the work of Thomas Jackson, challenging the relationship between nature, human intervention, and consumerism. “Rooted in the tension…

Detail of “Hay fever.” Photo by Malcolm Hadley. All images courtesy of Cat Johnston, shared with permission Folklore and Nature Converge in Cat Johnston’s Expressive, Eccentric Puppets March 18, 2026 AnimationArtCraftFilm Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark A fashionable bat, a melancholy sun, and a springtime spirit with seasonal allergies are just a few of the…

“Art in Veins” (2025). All images courtesy of Pejac, shared with permission Pejac Transforms Basic Graph Paper into Detailed, Trompe-L’œil Tableaux March 18, 2026 Art Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark Graph paper is commonly used for plotting, well, graphs, plus other spatial and mathematical visualizations. But for Pejac, its potential goes way beyond a two-dimensional…