Art
How Polar Bears Became the Dragons of the North
Renaissance maps depicting the “white bears” say more about our own fears and fantasies than about the predators themselves
New Photos Reveal What's Left Behind When a Rocket Travels to Space
Michael Soluri captures these strangely evocative traces of America’s heroic extraterrestrial journeys
When a Jet-Powered Car Raced in the Indianapolis 500
The racecar tore up the track and dazzled fans at the legendary competition—and then vanished
This Art Was Made from JFK’s Cape Cod Home
The Hyannis Port house was the stuff of family legend. Now it’s the source of new art
Researchers Create Color Images With Bacteria
The art is done by inserting 18 genes into E. coli
Indonesian Village Turns Into a Rainbow to Attract Tourists
Every house and business in Kampung Pelangi is painted in bright rainbow colors
Basquiat Painting Becomes Most Expensive American Work Ever Sold
A Japanese billionaire bought the piece for $110.5 million
Enormous Chicken Painting Comes Home to Roost
After years overseas, Doug Argue’s iconic portrait is back
Can Giving Paintings Their Own DNA Stop Art Forgery?
Science is leading the charge against copycats
Street Art Will Soon Take to the Skies with Graffiti-Painting Drone Swarms
Paint-loaded quadcopters can turn any vertical space into a canvas
Distraction May Make Us Less Able to Appreciate Beauty
Truly experiencing the beauty of an object could require conscious thought, vindicating the ideas of Immanuel Kant
Newly Digitized Archives Reveal the Inner Lives of Artists
The Delaware Art Museum just put 500 rare documents online
Five Can’t-Miss Summer Light Festivals
From Sydney to Providence, the world will be set aglow with millions of lights this season
Download 200 Free Art Books, Courtesy of the Guggenheim
Titles devoted to Picasso, Rothko, Lichtenstein, Klimt and more are now available for your reading pleasure
An Upcoming Art Exhibition Caters to Canine Critics
Touching (and licking and sniffing) the art is allowed
The Suffragist Statue Trapped in a Broom Closet for 75 Years
The Portrait Monument was a testament to women’s struggle for the vote that remained hidden till 1997
Appalled by the Illegal Trade in Elephant Ivory, a Biologist Decided to Make His Own
Faking the stuff of elephant tusks could benefit wildlife conservation and engineering—yet many technical hurdles remain
Crayola to Debut Crayon Inspired by New Shade of Blue
The YInMn pigment was accidentally discovered by a chemist in 2009
These Groceries Are Made of Felt
And artist Lucy Sparrow is opening an entire bodega full of them
Asian-American Superhero The Green Turtle Returns!
The character, created in the 1940s and revived in a 2014 graphic novel, stars in a new comic book to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
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