In Brief
Banksy’s Latest Is an Ode to Healthcare Workers in the UK
The framed painting is now hanging in the Southampton General Hospital. It will be auctioned this fall, with proceeds benefiting the National Health Service.
Sarah Rose Sharp
Sarah Rose Sharp is a Detroit-based writer, activist, and multimedia artist. She is primarily concerned with the experiences of making and engaging with art, and researching the state of contemporary art in postindustrial and redeveloping cities.
Art
Satisfy Your Wanderlust With Captivating Globes From the 17th and 18th Centuries
The British Library uploaded 3-D scans of its collection of celestial and terrestrial globes.
Art
Reveling in Female Interiority and Soft Power
Yasmine Nasser Diaz’s solo exhibition, soft powers, establishes a tension between opacity and transparency via her creation of an interactive bedroom space.
News
Access Rare and Beautiful “Manuscripts of the Muslim World” via UPenn’s Digital Library
The project offers over 500 manuscripts and 827 paintings that are “mostly unresearched.”
Art
The Expressive Potential of Clothes in an Era of Stay-at-Home Wardrobes
Individually and collectively, the artworks in Dress Up, Speak Up do exactly what the exhibition title promises: they dress up, and speak loudly, colorfully, and irresistibly.
Art
Stained Glass That Demands Slow Looking
Featuring jarring geometrics, menageries of odd little creatures, and maximalist aesthetics, Judith Schaechter’s light boxes are nearly impossible to look away from.
Art
As MFA Shows Get Canceled, Alternative Projects Take Shape
It would be impossible for artists not to feel disappointed after dedicating themselves to rigorous and costly programs of study that tout MFA exhibitions as a crowning opportunity.
Books
An Architect’s Tribute to the Power of Design and Memory
At a time when many of us are more housebound than usual, Robert Hutchison’s Memory Houses offers tools for the conceptual construction of spaces to hold grief or build new mental architecture.
Books
The Golden Age of Arcade Game Typography
A vividly illustrated survey of typeface design, Tosh Omagari’s Arcade Game Typography is a satisfying compendium for anyone occasionally gripped with nostalgia at the sight of a lone Ms. Pac-Man machine.
In Brief
Despite Anxious Times, Museums Offer a “Moment of Zen” on Twitter
With the hashtag #MuseumMomentofZen, museums bring a little peace to your timeline with calming artworks.
In Brief
This Designer's Inflatable Trousers Will Blow You Away
Menswear designer Harikrishnan sent models down the runway wearing cartoonishly inflated latex trousers — and they're brilliant.
In Brief
Out, Damned Spot! Handwashing Goes Viral
For those of us sick of singing happy birthday to fend off the coronavirus, the internet has provided a new meme to help you time your hygiene habits.