Collecting Nature: The History of the Herbarium and Natural Specimens offers a collection of collections, a satisfying glimpse into the age-old practice.
Sarah Rose Sharp
Sarah Rose Sharp is a Detroit-based writer, activist, and multimedia artist. She has shown work in New York, Seattle, Columbus and Toledo, OH, and Detroit — including at the Detroit Institute of Arts. She is primarily concerned with artist and viewer experiences of making and engaging with art, and conducts ongoing research in the state of contemporary art in postindustrial and redeveloping cities.
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Central Park Architect Frederick Law Olmsted’s Tree Politics
Photographer Stanley Greenberg’s new book takes as its subjects those aspects of Olmsted landscapes that took decades to come into their own — the trees.
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Princess Diana’s Silk Velvet Gown Could Be Yours
Photographed for her iconic 1997 Vanity Fair spread, the dress is now up for auction at Sotheby’s.
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London Museum Drops $3.5M on Public Toilet
The loo in question is a former Victorian lavatory that could become one of the National Portrait Gallery’s new exhibition spaces.
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These Are Some of the Oldest Weapons in the Americas
Projectile points recently found at the Cooper’s Ferry archeological site in Idaho predate similar findings by thousands of years.
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Two SWANA Artists’ Vision for a City of the Future
Dahlia Elsayed and Andrew Haik Demirjian imagine “Mustaqbaaaahpolis” as a city free from “extraction, time scarcity, and exploitation.”
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The Understated Beauty of Decorated Paper
Pattern and Flow: A Golden Age of American Decorated Paper, 1960s to 2000s is a feast for the eyes.
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“Sexy Robots” Are Coming to Miami
The Museum of Sex, based in New York, has revealed plans for an expansion to Florida in 2023.
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What’s the Weirdest Ornament You’d Hang on Your Tree?
An exhibition on view at Detroit’s Henry Ford Museum features 7,000 Christmas ornaments, from the traditionally festive to the deeply bizarre.
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Messi World Cup Photo Deposes Egg as Most-Liked Post on Instagram
The post has accrued more than 64 million likes and counting, meaning Messi’s victory is now twofold.
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The New LA Medieval Torture Museum No One Asked For
The museum is the second most elaborate Los Angeles institution devoted to human suffering, after the Hollywood film industry.
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In Praise of the Exhibition Catalogue
Shary Boyle’s Outside the Palace of Me exhibition catalogue provides viewers with experiences that an in-person visit cannot.