Art

The Pearl of Dubai is half adventure park, half marine sanctuary.

Can Underwater Resorts Actually Help Coral Reef Ecosystems?

A Los Angeles company is designing artificial reefs to boost local economies and marine habitat

NASA's OSIRIS-REx project will send a craft to a near-Earth asteroid and take a sample to study back on Earth.

NASA Wants You to Send Your Art to an Asteroid

The agency is looking for creative contributions as it readies its mission to study and sample a near-Earth asteroid

This French Town Is Covered in Citrus Sculptures

Ten-foot-tall lemon sculptures herald the Fête du Citron

Dissident artist Pyotr Pavlensky appears at Moscow's Tagansky District Court on suspicion of vandalism.

Russia Cancels Top Art Prize After Dissident Artist Nominated

Judges walk out in support of the provocative performance artist

"Cakeland Vault"

Wander About Inside This Giant Cake Sculpture

Try to refrain from eating the art

To Mapplethorpe, flowers offered a way to broaden his appeal. Parrot Tulips, 1988

Robert Mapplethorpe Could Make Even Tulips Erotic

LACMA and the J. Paul Getty Museum will be showcasing the photographer’s lesser known flower portraits

Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace Has an Evil British Twin

Meet the lovable American cartoon character’s sinister counterpart

2015 Champion and People's Choice

Learn the Secrets of the World's Best Snow Sculptors

On the shores of Wisconsin's Lake Geneva, teams of snow carvers turn chilly columns into masterpieces

For only $10, you can spend a night in a faithful recreation of van Gogh's "The Bedroom," wonky angles and all.

Rent a Recreation of Van Gogh’s Bedroom and Other Artistic Airbnbs

Odd houses and intricately designed bedrooms are a staple of short-term rentals

A rainbow-colored crosswalk in St. Louis, Missouri.

The Federal Highway Administration Says Stop to Crosswalk Art

Street art will no longer color crosswalks in St. Louis, Missouri

George Washington seems to be crying as he stares at FDR.

How 43 Giant, Crumbling Presidential Heads Ended Up in a Virginia Field

After an ambitious monument went bust, big dreams—and big heads—remain

People crowd on road near Balogun Market to shop. Lagos, Nigeria

Step Into a Noisy, Chaotic Nigerian Marketplace at The African Art Museum

West African artist Emeka Ogboh's installation will be the first time the museum has featured a work of sound art

A newly-released poster in NASA's Visions of the Future series heralds a future "grand tour" using gravity assists.

NASA Went Retro With Their New Space Travel Posters

Travel to the world of tomorrow—today!

A rendering of the newly reopened Museum of Neon Art in Glendale, California.

Glow to This Flickering Tribute to Neon

The past shines at the Museum of Neon Art in Southern California

"Chevalier de Saint-Denis," Thierry Poncelet.

You Too Can Own a Portrait of a Dog Dressed as a Person

Dog art auctions put the spotlight on man’s best friend

Michelangelo painted some of art history's greatest hands.

Michelangelo May Have Had Arthritis

Researchers used old portraits and letters to study the master's hands

The Dining Room of the Colored Girls Museum

A Pop-Up Museum Documents the Stories of Philadelphia's Black Women

Vashti DuBois is looking to build community and pride in underserved neighborhoods, starting with her own

Liliya Lifánova, Anatomy is Destiny (live performance at the Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis), 2012.

Board of Sexism in Chess? Check Out These New Exhibitions

The World Chess Hall of Fame is showcasing the power of its women

"Lotus, An X-ray" c. 1930's.

Check Out These X-Rays of Flowers From the 1930s

Dain L. Tasker’s radiographs depict delicate flowers from the inside out

The woven courtyard will feature wading pools and a colorful kaleidoscope of ropes.

A Museum Courtyard Will Be Taken Over by a Colorful Web

“Weaving the Courtyard” will bring a kaleidoscopic of color to MoMA PS1

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