Visual Arts
A Scholarly Approach to Innovation
The Secretary of the Smithsonian draws the connection between the Clovis tools and Silicon Valley
Why Do We Hiccup? And Other Scientific Mysteries—Seen Through the Eyes of Artists
In a new book, 75 artists illustrate questions scientists haven't fully answered yet
Art as Therapy: How to Age Creatively
A new exhibition at the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., showcases the work of elderly artists with memory loss and other chronic conditions
Scientific Illustrations: Your Go-To Guides for Halloween Costumes
The details are what separate a good outfit from an amazing one. The images in the Biodiversity Heritage Library can help you make the leap
Genetics Lab or Art Studio?
DNA 11, based in Ottawa, has built the first high-tech genetics laboratory devoted solely to art making
The History of the Lunch Box
From a working man's utility product to a back-to-school fashion statement, lunch boxes have evolved with technology and pop culture
Nudity, Art, Sex and Death – Tasmania Awaits You
With one big bet, an art-loving professional gambler has made the Australian island into the world’s most surprising new cultural destination
The Stories Behind Five Famous Advertising Characters
Inspired by the Sriracha Flamethrower Grizzly, a look back at some of the great icons of food branding
Before the Jetsons, Arthur Radebaugh Illustrated the Future
In the 1950s and '60s, the newspaper cartoonist dreamed up a madcap American utopia, filled with flying cars and fantastical skyscrapers
Turning the Hirshhorn Into the Ultimate Movie Screen
Artist Doug Aitken’s “SONG1” will transform the Smithsonian art museum, projecting a series of fantastic moving images onto its concrete exterior
S-O-F-T Double E, Mister Softee
A one-man band of an adman recorded an infectious three-minute earworm that will disrupt your sanity this summer
Meet Food “Information Artist” Douglas Gayeton
The images convey invisible or purposely obfuscated ideas related to food, explained by the experts themselves
Food and Video Games
Video games may be the art medium of the 21st century, but they're also an advertising medium. Here are five notable games that promoted foods
The Art of Video Games
For decades, video games have enthralled and inspired, and now they are the subject of a new exhibit that views them as serious works of art
Fruits and Vegetables Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before
Microscopy artist Robert Rock Belliveau says, "I couldn't believe the things I found on the things we eat every day"
Bedtime Reading From Beatrix Potter: Amateur Mycologist
Would Flopsy, Mopsy and Peter Cottontail have been conceived had it not been for the biases of Victorian era science?
The Curious Case of a Gigantic Sham Clam
Geoducks are a staple of Chinese New Year. But did one grow to the size of a wheelbarrow?
A Closer Look at What You Eat
A photographer uses a scanning electron microscope to zoom in on everyday foods—and makes art
How to Plan a Party Based on Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party
I'm putting on my event planner hat to offer up the following ideas for a party inspired by an Impressionist painting
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