[ad_1] October 14, 2023, marked the annual solar eclipse in the U.S. For photographer Ryan Imperio, the event also ushered in a rare opportunity to capture the progression of Baily’s beads. Appearing like glimmering rings, Baily’s beads occur when the sun shines through the valleys and craters on the moon’s surface, allowing light to leak […]

[ad_1] Though he died at the age of 37 due to AIDS complications, David Wojnarowicz left a powerful legacy of avant-garde artmaking, passionate LGBTQ+ and disability activism, and withstanding friendships — all of which will be commemorated at the New York City AIDS Memorial Park. To celebrate what would have been the trailblazing artist’s 70th […]

[ad_1] Detail of “Ancient Diorama Ammonite.” All images © Hiné Mizushima, shared with permission September 13, 2024 Art Craft Nature Grace Ebert Share Pin Email Bookmark Nested in one of Hiné Mizushima’s wooden dioramas is an ancient marine menagerie. Vibrant blue felt lines the walls of the plush environment, which houses a pair of ammonites […]

[ad_1] Books on our reading list this fall, including Hettie Judah’s Acts of Creation and Mark: Sonya Kelliher-Combs (photo Hyperallergic) The art world has begun its unofficial fall semester, and as much as I love a good syllabus, I’ve never been more grateful to be able to choose my own readings. Several new books and […]

[ad_1] For more than seventy years, John Pai’s artistic practice has delved into themes ranging from memory and the subconscious to international art forms, East Asian philosophy, and science. Starting in the early 1960s, he began working with steel, investigating both its technical and aesthetic potential through abstract shapes influenced by Constructivism. Pai is known […]

[ad_1] LuYang, “DOKU – Animal #3” (2022), aluminum, LED lights, backlit fabric, 55 x 43 x 4 inches (139 7/10 x 109 1/5 x 10 1/6 centimeters) (photo by Arturo Sanchez, courtesy the Rubin Museum of Art) A gentle murmur of storytelling surrounds me atop the Rubin Museum of Art’s spiral staircase. As I descend, hundreds […]

[ad_1] The 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition broke its 60-year record with a whopping 59,228 entries from 117 countries and territories. Hosted annually by the Natural History Museum, the contest is known for showcasing the drama, humor, and harsh realities found in every part of the globe. This year’s shortlist includes a pair […]

[ad_1] After I visited Surrealist at Tibor de Nagy, Jimmy Gordon’s debut New York exhibition, I did some research to learn more about who the artist was. The press release told me: “Gordon (1947–2022) was born in Lexington, Kentucky,” his “paintings [were] created between the 1990s to the mid-2000s,” and he had an “alter ego, […]

[ad_1] Working as DRIFT, Dutch artists Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta (previously) have built their practice around excavating the intersection between nature and technology. In “Murmuring Minds,” a new installation on view at LUMA Arles, the pair utilizes the swarming patterns of birds, bees, and other social organisms to create an interactive work that responds […]

[ad_1] Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Director Glenn D. Lowry has announced that he will step down from his post in 2025, bookending three decades at the institution’s helm. The later years of his tenure have been marked by union actions as well as protests targeting various museum board members’ investments in mass incarceration, oil […]