Art
This Reversible Painting Flips Your Expectations of Art
A painter looks at her canvas from a new perspective
Meet Grant Wood’s Sister, the Woman Made Famous by “American Gothic”
The painter gave his sibling Nan a makeover in his alluring portrait of her
Portraiture in the Time of Mad Men
The Portrait Gallery takes a look at portraiture as it faces Abstract Expressionism in the era of Don Draper's mid-century modernism
These MRI-Scanned Fruits And Vegetables Unfold Like Alien Births
An MRI technologist's hobby turns every-day foods into something new and intriguing
Tokyo in Transition: Woodblock Prints Cast an Ambiguous Light on Japan's Modernization
A collection of works by the great Eastern modernist Kobayashi Kiyochika are on view at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum
This Architect Spends His Free Time Reinventing the World’s Subway Maps
The new system is meant to be easy to read and understand, no matter how foreign the place
Bidders Are Clamoring for Detroit’s Artwork, But the City Isn’t Selling
As the bankruptcy fight rages on, Detroit’s artworks are still objects of interest
These Artists Turn Trash Into Wearable Treasure
Scott and Lisa Cylinder use retooled or found objects to create their clever, one-of-a-kind baubles.
James Borden Doesn't Just Build Clocks, He Creates Sculptures that Tell Time
At the 32nd annual craft fair, the art and craft of the traditional clock takes on a whole new tick tock
How to Get a Solo Show as an Amateur Artist: First, Serve Two Terms As President...
President George W. Bush's portraits of world leaders appear to be copied off photos available on the internet
These Delicate Images of Seaweed Were Captured Using a Flatbed Scanner
In a new book, photographer Josie Iselin highlights the exquisite colors and forms of kelp and other marine algae
Andy Warhol Probably Never Said His Celebrated "Fifteen Minutes of Fame" Line
In the interest of branding, however, it doesn't matter who said it, only that it worked
The "Tibetan Book of Buddhist Proportions" Show Exactly How to Draw the Buddha
Representations of the Buddha are highly particular
This Steampunk Pottery by a Man Named Beer is Not Your Usual Craft Fair Fare
Paveen “Beer” Chunhaswasdikul's unique, hand-hewn stoneware will be showcased at the 32nd annual Smithsonian Craft Show
Byzantine Monks Built Walls With Asbestos, Too
In millennia past, asbestos has also been used to make stronger pottery and flame-proof napkins
The Hunt For Giant Easter Eggs Across New York City Is On
Not just any eggs—260 egg-shaped sculptures that range from ornate to modern
Ground Up Mummies Were Once an Ingredient in Paint
In 1964, the manufacturer who made Mummy Brown reportedly ran out of mummies to grind up
Art and Science Collide in the Discovery of the Higgs Boson
<i>Particle Fever</i>, a documentary about the physicists who found the "God particle," suggests doing science isn’t that different from making art
This Firefly Time-Lapse Video Is Beautiful
A visit to a serene lake in Missouri kicked off an obsession with creating time-lapse images of fireflies
Detroit's Art Might Be Safe, But Delaware's Isn't
Detroit (for now) has prevented a massive sale of artwork, but Delaware’s art museum hasn’t been so lucky
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