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Rare and Imaginative Drawings Reveal an Untold Chapter in European Art History
A new exhibit in Santa Fe showcases 132 drawings and prints from Spain—some of which have never been on display before
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See the Inner Anatomy of Barbie, Mario and Mickey Mouse—Bones, Guts and All
Artist Jason Freeny transforms familiar childhood characters into realistic anatomical models
Grand prize and category winners
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Beautiful Anatomical Skeletons, Posed and Photographed As Sculptures
Photographer Patrick Gries transforms ordinary specimens, stripped of fur and flesh, into art that showcases motion, predation and evolution
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The Startling Beauty of the Microscopic
Olympus BioScapes announces ten winners of their 2013 Digital Image Competition, which honors some of the best images taken through a microscope
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The Art and Science of Growing Snowflakes in a Lab
Physicist Kenneth Libbrecht can make snowflakes with elegant spindles or blocky tabs by manipulating temperature and humidity
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Step Inside Yayoi Kusama’s Dazzling “Infinity Rooms”
The artist’s New York exhibition, “I Who Have Arrived In Heaven,” invites viewers to get lost in new mirror-lined installations
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Dive into Jen Lewin’s Interactive Light Pool
“The Pool” invites visitors to create dazzling light displays by jumping across 100 glowing pads
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Witnessing the Latino Experience at the American Art Museum
A voluminous new exhibition highlights Latino art as American art
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Doug Aitken is Redefining How We Experience Art
The artist uses video, music, mirrors, railroad cars, even entire buildings to create works that make every viewer a participant
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Art Chronicles Glaciers As They Disappear
The Whatcom Museum in Bellingham, Washington, is exhibiting 75 works of art pulled from the past two centuries—all themed around ice
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The Man Who Viewed the Bible as Art
The Washington Codex, now on display at the Freer gallery, became one of the earliest chapters in Charles Freer’s appreciation of beauty and aesthetics
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Artists Join Scientists on an Expedition to Collect Marine Debris
Now, they are creating beautiful works from the trash they gathered on the 450-nautical-mile journey in the Gulf of Alaska
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The Day Winston Churchill Lost His Cigar
Thanks to a gift of over 100 photographs, the National Portrait Gallery celebrates Yousuf Karsh’s iconic photography with an installation of 27 portraits
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The Microscopic Structures of Dried Human Tears
Photographer Rose-Lynn Fisher captures tears of grief, joy, laughter and irritation in extreme detail
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From Colonel Sanders to Grace Kelly: Iconic American Portraits by Yousuf Karsh
The National Portrait Gallery’s exhibition on Yousuf Karsh will display a rotating selection of Karsh portraits until November 4, 2014
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Do Our Brains Find Certain Shapes More Attractive Than Others?
A new exhibition in Washington, D.C., claims that humans have an affinity for curves—and there is scientific data to prove it
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These Abstract Portraits Were Painted By An Artificial Intelligence Program
The Painting Fool, a computer program, can create portraits based on its mood, assess its work and learn from its mistakes
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These Spectacular Cutaways Give You An Insider’s View of Your Food
Nathan Myhrvold and a team of photographers have sliced meats, vegetables, pots, pans and ovens in half to produce stunning cross-sections of cooking
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Animal Specimens, From Fish to Birds to Mammals, Get Inked
Inspired by Japanese fish rubbings, two University of Texas biologists make spectacular prints of a variety of species at different stages of decay
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