News
Could One of These Images Be the Next Iconic Windows Wallpaper?
Seven photographers submitted landscape shots in the spirit of the original "Bliss" background.
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Art
Visions of a Future Past
Architect Paul Rudolph’s unbuilt projects live on as unborn dreams, specters of progress that, even when confined to vellum, widen our vision.
News
Photographers Sell Prints to Aid Humanitarian Efforts in Lebanon
Through November 25, photos by 100 Lebanese and French artists are on sale to help displaced people in the region amid Israel’s attacks.
Comics
NYC Housing Stories: Alicia Boyd and Alex Strada
Meet the artists, activists, and organizers on the front lines of the housing justice movement in New York City. Part one of a series.
News
The Illusive Films of Sergei Parajanov
Each of the director’s films adapts a folktale, short story, or novel, or pays tribute to a historical figure — but never in a straightforward way.
Art
An Emotional Journey Through Tracey Emin’s Art
Emin accomplishes what any great artist must do — turn the sacrificing of privacy into the spark of human connectivity.
Opinion
A Different Kind of Joy
The house was already on fire, and both presidential candidates showed up to the race brandishing a box of matches.
Opinion
An Anti-Monument to Match Our Moment
Maya Lin’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial reminds us of a wound on and of this nation, and the risks of forgetting.
Art
Suchitra Mattai Plants the Monument We Need
Gently swaying hives of orange, blue, and gold cloth guided me toward a circle of glacial monuments to transformation, fashioned from used and loved saris.
Opinion
The Hopeful Light of the Synagogue of Gwoździec
After the devastation of the Chmielnicki Massacres, there began an outpouring of mysticism and a steadfast commitment to joy in the face of hopelessness.
Opinion
What Does the End Look Like?
Divya Mehra’s drawing series The End of You drives home who’s oblivious to the end of the world and who isn't.
Opinion
Rooted in Our Imaginations of Resistance
The darkest soil can often grow the richest crops.