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The Story Behind Banksy
On his way to becoming an international icon, the subversive and secretive street artist turned the art world upside-down
Flower Power, Redefined
In a new book, Andrew Zuckerman embraces minimalism, capturing 150 colorful blooms on white backdrops
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In a new book, Andrew Zuckerman embraces minimalism, capturing 150 colorful blooms on white backdrops
December 12, 2012
| By Ryan R. Reed
Dominic Episcopo's red and raw images capture the spirit of Americana.
February 11, 2013
| By K. Annabelle Smith
British artist Luke Jerram's handblown glass sculptures show the visual complexity and delicacy of E. coli, swine flu, malaria and other killing agents
February 07, 2013
| By Claire Tinsley
A juried competition honors photographs, illustrations, videos, posters, games and apps that marry art and science in an evocative way
February 05, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
Italian artist Lorenzo Possenti created 16 enormous sculptures of giant insects, all scientifically accurate, now on display at an Oklahoma museum
February 04, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
Preview some of the top-notch shows—on anatomy, bioluminescence, water tanks and more—slated for the next year
December 28, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
Artist Lisa Nilsson creates elaborate anatomical illustrations from thin strips of paper
December 20, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
To test the reaches of laser communication, NASA beamed a digital image of Leonardo da Vinci's famous portrait to a satellite orbiting the moon
January 25, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
On his way to becoming an international icon, the subversive and secretive street artist turned the art world upside-down
February 2013
| By Will Ellsworth-Jones
Artist and MIT professor Erik Demaine makes flat geometric diagrams spring into elegant, three-dimensional origami sculptures
January 23, 2013
| By Marina Koren
We sent photojournalist Tamir Kalifa to the inauguration to ask attendees why they came to the National Mall
January 23, 2013
| By Tamir Kalifa
A British artist, with experience in ornithology, explains how she created anatomical drawings of 200 different species of birds for a new book
January 18, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
“The Art of the Scent” recognizes and celebrates fragrance as a true artistic medium rather than just a consumer product
January 16, 2013
| By Jimmy Stamp
Connecticut-based artist Bryan Nash Gill uses ink to draw out the growth rings of a variety of tree species
January 15, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
Christian Marclay’s The Clock, now on view at MoMA, puts YouTube mashup artists to shame
December 28, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
Meet the artist who burns her creations to amazing effect
December 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
The white marble statutes we revere were originally dressed in eye-popping pigments
November 2012
| By Jamie Katz
Is the rise of secularism behind the general malaise in the fine arts?
November 2012
| By Camille Paglia
Conservators at the National Gallery Art restored Gilbert Stuart portraits of our founding figures, making them look good as new
October 05, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
Beloved by innovators and artists alike, the camera company dissolved into history once it lost its beloved CEO. Apple should take note
October 04, 2012
| By Ryan R. Reed
The Chinese government has long tried to contain the artist and activist but his ideas have spread overseas and he's got plenty more to say
August 22, 2012
| By Christina Larson
Arrested and harassed by the Chinese government, artist Ai Weiwei makes daring works unlike anything the world has ever seen
September 2012
| By Mark Stevens
Shut down by the Chinese government, Liu Bolin has mastered the art of disappearing
September 2012
| By Aviva Shen
In the modern Olympics’ early days, painters, sculptors, writers and musicians battled for gold, silver and bronze
July 25, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
The mass media artist has been refashioning our idioms into sharp-edged cultural critiques for three decades—and now brings her work to the Hirshhorn
July 2012
| By Ron Rosenbaum
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