Books
Nocturnal Photographs of the World's Oldest Trees
Photographer Beth Moon documents the world's oldest trees by the starry light of the night sky.
Photo Essays
Art
Figures in the Industrial Landscape at Gowanus Open Studios 2016
There was a palpable prevalence of work dealing, unconventionally, with human figures and more or less natural landscapes at this weekend's open studios event in Gowanus.
Art
Making Free Associations at the São Paulo Biennial
With 90 artists featured from across the globe at this year's São Paulo biennial, it feels imprudent to cast all the work under a single theme.
Art
A Journey from Brutality to Brightness at the National Museum of African American History and Culture
In the heart of what was once known as Chocolate City a new museum has found its place on the National Mall.
Art
The Dreamy, Steamy Settings of Brazil's Love Motels
Like gas stations or a fast-food chain restaurant, love motels are common fixtures of the Brazilian landscape. And like McDonald's golden arches, the signs on their facades often light up the surrounding block in vivid neon, signaling with little discretion that pleasure awaits just behind locked do
Art
The Street Style of Armenian Women
Since 2008, the Armenia-based documentary photographer Anush Babajanyan has captured, in her words, "the brightest strangers in Armenia."
Art
A Cookbook Inspired by Brad Pitt's On-Screen Eating Habits
You know when you're watching a Brad Pitt movie and Brad Pitt is eating food in the movie and you're not sure which you want more, Brad Pitt or the food?
Art
Harboring Art in Historic Spaces at the 2016 Governors Island Art Fair
The circular sandstone fort of Castle Williams has had numerous identities since it was completed on Governors Island in 1811, from New York City harbor defense to Civil War barracks to military prison.
Art
A History of Russia in a Massive Photo Archive
Prepare to get swept away in a stream of over 150 years of photographs capturing all sorts of scenes of Russian life.
Art
Victorian Scrapbooks of Flowers from the Holy Land
In the 19th century, tourists who traveled through the Holy Land may have picked up scrapbooks of pressed flowers as souvenirs.
Art
Gleaming Digital Photos Make Vintage Computers New
Before computers were domesticated into sleek little iPhones, they were unwieldy beasts of machines that weighed up to two-and-a-half tons.
Art
Keith Haring Envisions Manhattan as a Kingdom of Penises
Manhattan is full of dicks. Keith Haring, perhaps the most famous 1980s pop and graffiti artist to come out of New York’s downtown scene, knew this well.