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A Major Retrospective Celebrates Iris van Herpen’s Mesmerizing Designs at the Intersection of Art, Fashion, and Science

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Love Hultén Merges Audio-Visual Experiences with Mid-Century Aesthetics in His Elaborate Synthesizers

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A Trippy New Book Surveys 100 Years of Art Since the Birth of the Surrealist Movement

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A New Film Documents Kerry James Marshall’s Dynamic Stained Glass Windows for the Washington National Cathedral

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Hugh Hayden Untangles American Mythology with Overgrown Sculptures and Skewed Installations

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Expansive Landscapes Spill from Tiny Frames in Detailed Miniature Dioramas by A House of Wonders

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Otherworldly Zip-Tie Sculptures by Sui Park Crawl Across Galleries and Sprout in City Parks

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Meticulously Animated in Stop-Motion, ‘Up in Smoke’ Warns of Impending Climate Catastrophe from Burning Fossil Fuels

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A New Book Contains Dozens of Rare Photos of Salvador Dalí’s Seaside Home and Studio

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LaToya Hobbs Emphasizes the Tactile in Her Laboriously Carved Portraits of Black Women

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‘Power Figures’ Share Messages of Love and Healing in vanessa german’s Totemic Assemblages

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Join Us for a Colossal Workshop and Make Your Sweaters into Friends with Ýrúrarí

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In Heavy Impasto Paintings, José Lerma Introduces Background Figures to the Fore

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In ‘Wharenui Harikoa,’ Lissy & Rudi Crochet a Māori ‘House of Joy’ From 5,000 Balls of Wool

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Zhongwen Hu Meditates on Presence and Emotional Sensitivity in Her Abundant Scenes of Nature

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December 2023 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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Faceted Limes and Apples with Scribbled Skin Shape Yuni Yoshida’s Vivid Photographs

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Vibrant Figures Soar and Swing Above Buzzing Cities in Millo’s Vibrant Murals

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In Rupy C. Tut’s Dreamlike Paintings, Figures Fold Into Landscapes in a Struggle to Belong

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Surreal Scenes Unfold in Sandy Skoglund’s Vibrant and Otherworldly Photographs

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Build Your Own Bismuth Crystals With Nervous System’s Miniature Geometric Puzzles

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A Heartfelt Stop-Motion Animation for Apple Reminds Us to Be Kind This Holiday Season

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Fleshy Gills and Spotted Caps Sprout from Ann Wood’s Lifelike Paper Mushrooms

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Faith XLVII Engages Humanity’s Shadows Through the Delicate Interplay of Light and Dark

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Studio Ibbini Juxtaposes Negative Space and Botanical Filigree in New Laser-Cut Paper Works

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In ‘Nature Mart,’ Geoff McFetridge Queries Human Responsibility and Connection Through Minimal Paintings

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Ranjani Shettar’s Delicate Sculptures Entwine with the Lush Plant Life of the Barbican’s Conservatory

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A Colossal Conversation: Arghavan Khosravi On Tension, Circumventing Censorship, and the Protest of Iranian Women

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The 2023 Ocean Photographer of the Year Contest Highlights the Stunning Sights Above and Below the Surface

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Hera’s Imaginative New Murals Question the Animal Impulse to Migrate

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Lone Splendor: A Group Show Revels in the Wonder and Unknown of the Night Sky

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JR’s Dramatic Cave Intervention Emerges from the Center of the Palais Garnier in Paris

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Surreal Anatomies and Architectural Motifs Emerge from Elegant Sculptural Candles

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Moss, Pine Bark, and Roots Camouflage Tiny Refuges Among the Wild Swedish Forests and Farmland

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More Than 100 Photographers Team Up for Vital Impacts Print Sale Supporting Elephant Conservation

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Kendall Ross Gets Personal with Her Colorful Sweaters Embedded with Stories

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Wander Through a Geometric Field of 448 Sculptures in Jim Denevan’s ‘Self Similar’

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In a Documentary Short, Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley Wield ‘Paint & Pitchfork’ in the Studio

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Remarkably Realistic Marine Invertebrates Made of Glass Surface at the Mystic Seaport Museum

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RISD Pre-Collegiate Programs Are Now Enrolling for Summer 2024

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Botanical Patterns Spill from Shinji Ohmaki’s Existential Vessel

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The Getty Digitizes a Rare 16th-Century Manuscript from Indigenous Mexico

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One of the Most Colorful Composites of the Universe Highlights Galaxies 4.3 Billion Light-Years from Earth

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Introspective Figures Navigate Surreal Worlds in Simón Prades’ Illustrations

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Søren Solkær’s Enigmatic Photographs Capture Flocks of Starlings in Evening Skies

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Over 25 Years of a Pioneering Collective’s History Comes Together in ‘Trailblazing Women Printmakers’

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The Iconic ‘Silver Swan’ Automaton Gets a Well-Deserved Fluff of the Feathers

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At a New Restaurant in South Vietnam, Dine Under a Dramatic Thatched Bamboo Canopy

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Berndnaut Smilde Conjures Fleeting Nimbus Clouds as They Hover Indoors

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The Largest-Ever Roman Mosaic Found in Anatolia is Revealed to Be Even More Expansive

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