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Australia’s Salt Ponds Look Like Beautiful, Abstract Art From Above
Taking to the sky to show how industry shapes the earth
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New Technique Shows San Rock Art Is 5,000 Years Old
Using a highly refined form of carbon dating, researchers were able to date the pigments in art in Botswana, Lesotho and South Africa
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These Photos Offer a Glimpse Into the Racial Politics of the 1950s South
Before he became a sports photographer, John G. Zimmerman captured a past that feels all too present
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Ancient Architectural Science is Coming to a Renowned Indian Engineering School
Principles of alignment with the sun and magnetic fields in vastu shastra stretch back 8,000 years
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Thousands of Lego Daffodils Are Blooming in Britain
The brick-built botanicals celebrate the UK’s 2017 City of Culture
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One Million Internet Users Created This Piece of Art
Contributions range from the juvenile to bizarre to strangely beautiful
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The Met Will Finally Integrate Some Native American Art Into Its American Wing
Until now, indigenous art has lived in its own section
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Graffiti Grudge Goes to Federal Court
5Pointz was once an international graffiti icon. Now, aerosol artists are fighting the developer who tore it down
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This Rare Display of a Japanese Triptych is Only Usurped by the Great Mysteries Surrounding It
Don’t miss this singular showing of Kitagawa Utamaro’s three works reunited at the Sackler Gallery
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Artifacts Found in Indonesian Cave Show Complexities of Ice Age Culture
Pendants and buttons as well as carvings suggest the inhabitants of Wallacea were as advanced as Europeans during the Ice Age
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Arsenic and Old Tastes Made Victorian Wallpaper Deadly
Victorians were obsessed with vividly-colored wallpaper, which is on-trend for this year–though arsenic poisoning is never in style
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Fractal Patterns in Nature and Art Are Aesthetically Pleasing and Stress-Reducing
One researcher takes this finding into account when developing retinal implants that restore vision
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What Kind of Art is the Most Popular?
It’s not always in museums—and historic name recognition is starting to matter less
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Museum Devoted to Camille Claudel, Long Overshadowed by Rodin, Opens in France
Her work has long been obscured by her dramatic personal life
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This Mesmerizing World of Miniatures Will Soon Take Over 50,000-Square-Feet of Time Square
The magical new attraction spans an entire city block
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New Website Documents 100 Years of Japanese Animation
From propaganda to experimental cartoons, these films showcase the early days of a national art form
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Vandals Deface Rock Art In Chad’s Ennedi World Heritage Site
Names were written in French and Arabic on some of the area’s rock art, which can date back as far as 8,000 years
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New Fund Pledges to Protect Cultural Heritage from War and Terror
Nations and philanthropists join together to safeguard one another’s priceless treasures
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A New Photo Book Showcases the Absurd Extravagance of the World’s Wealthiest Citizens
Economic recession or not, there are few limits on the ways the mega-rich will flaunt their fortunes
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