LMA designs Jewish history museum as "dreamscape" of village destroyed in Holocaust
A cluster of white gabled volumes that represent a village demolished during the Holocaust make up T…
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Eight interiors transformed using reclaimed materials
A hotel in a former military barracks and an urban apartment created on a budget feature in our late…
Caliper creates "over-engineered" adjustable drafting table for Daniel Arsham
Industrial design studio Caliper has developed a drafting table for American artist Daniel Arsham, f…
Miami tattoo parlour by Chimera Design facilitates "quiet ritual"
This tattoo parlour and art space in Miami's Little River has been designed by US-based studio Chime…
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A New Brooklyn Art Fair With a Global Outlook Debuts This Spring
At Powerhouse Arts, Conductor: Art Fair of the Global Majority brings together artists and galleries from Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Indigenous nations ar…
Brick church by Koht Arkitekter balances "architectural ambition and material modesty"
Blocky volumes clad in sand-toned bricks define the Sædalen Kirke church, designed by local practice…
Nine Jony Ive designs that aren't Apple products
British-American designer Jony Ive achieved legendary status through his world-changing creations as…
The Palaces of Memory
The US and Israel target another glorious palace in Iran, Art Basel Qatar's complicity in anti-LGBTQ…
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Art Dealers Report More Sales in 2025—But Fewer Buyers
The art market returned to growth last year, according to the latest Art Basel and UBS report, but uncertainty lingers. The post Art Dealers Report More Sales i…
This week Smiljan Radić won the Pritzker Architecture Prize
This week on Dezeen, Chilean architect Smiljan Radić was named as this year's Pritzker Architecture …
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A Leonardo-Linked ‘Salvator Mundi’ Turns Heads at TEFAF
Attributed to the Italian master's studio, the "de Ganay" version bears a resemblance to the record-breaking $450 million work sold at Christie's. The post A Le…
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Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore: Surrealist Lovers Who Defied the German Occupation
The Surrealist visionaries embraced expanded views of gender and identity in a deeply personal artistic collaboration. A new exhibition offers revelatory insigh…
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Blink and You’ll Miss It! 3 New York Shows With Painfully Short Runs
Robert Mnuchin's collection is on view, and a venturesome Japanese outfit is in Manhattan. Act fast. The post Blink and You’ll Miss It! 3 New York Shows With Pa…
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This Masterpiece by Rembrandt’s Star Pupil Has a New Owner
The painting was previously stolen from the Rothschild family in World War II. The post This Masterpiece by Rembrandt’s Star Pupil Has a New Owner appeared firs…
A Visual Journey Through 150 Years of the Legal Aid Society
A new display at the NY Historical traces the impact of the largest legal organization for low-incom…
Beverly Buchanan’s Architecture of Care
exploring, feeling out, or reaching longingly for a Southern architectural
On Curating Carnage
By draping the tattered banner of feminism and anti-racism over state machinery, a Berlin publicatio…
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Jeweled Snuffboxes Stolen in Brazen Paris Heist Go on Display
The recovered treasures were restored ahead of their redisplay at London's V&A Museum. The post Jeweled Snuffboxes Stolen in Brazen Paris Heist Go on Displ…
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Cash-Strapped Hong Kong Arts Hub Saved—Plus a Rundown of the Latest in Asia’s Art World
Art Collaboration Kyoto now has seven directors instead of one, the Centre Pompidou's Seoul branch has an opening date, and a lot more. The post Cash-Strapped H…
Art Problems: How Do I Get Gallery Representation?
Dreaming of showing at your favorite gallery? Paddy Johnson has the
How Much Did It Cost to Paint a Pompeii Room Egyptian Blue?
The price of covering a room in the prized pigment was equal to between 50% and 90% of a Roman legio…
You’ll Need a Magnifying Glass to Read Some of the World’s Smallest Books at the V&A
The V&A's National Art Library is home to more than a million publications related to art, desi…
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Henry Darger’s Secret World Comes to the Stage
'Bughouse' explores the life and work of the outsider artist, in his own words. The post Henry Darger’s Secret World Comes to the Stage appeared first on Artnet
Montgomery Sisam Architects creates "lantern-like" Ontario research centre
Canadian studio Montgomery Sisam Architects has designed a university research and teaching centre w…
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A New Series on Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera Is Heading to Netflix
The new series promises to tell the couple's story through a 'feminine and Mexican perspective.' The post A New Series on Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera Is Headin…
Haroutiun Galentz: The Form of Colour
A new English-language monograph repositions the Armenian–Lebanese painter as a cosmopolitan moderni…
In ‘Life Forms,’ Janny Baek Imagines a Speculative Landscape
How do we conceive of change? With fear, excitement, or uncertainty? Do stories and artists like thi…
60% of Sudan’s National Museum Looted, Report Says
The destruction of cultural heritage in the war-torn nation threatens to distort the past and presen…
Deepen Your Creative Practice at Vermont Studio Center
Sessions include resident presentations, open studios, and the acclaimed Visiting Artist & Writer pr…
Textures+ Collection by Antolini
Dezeen Showroom: Italian company Antolini has created over 50 finishes for its natural stones in the…
A Visit to Tomás Saraceno’s Berlin Studio Delves into a Deeply Empathetic Practice
A new segment from Art21 explores Tomás Saraceno's inherently collaborative practice. Do stories and…
Forgeworks revamps Somerset farmhouse with low-lying stone extension
An extension built from timber, glass and limestone unites a 19th-century farmhouse with an adjacent…
Listing bid launched to protect David Chipperfield's first major building in UK
Conservation group Twentieth Century Society has submitted a listing application for the River and R…
Glasshouse Theatre in Queensland operates "like a finely tuned musical instrument"
An undulating glass facade encloses the cantilevered first floor of the Glasshouse Theatre in Queens…
The strangest architecture competition ever?
What's the deal with the mysterious competition to design a new "world wonder"? And how did Apple ma…
Pelli Clarke & Partners unveils bamboo forest-informed district in Yibin
US architecture studio Pelli Clarke & Partners has created an urban district informed by bamboo …
Embracing Friction in the Art World
A little Brooklyn exhibition space rejects optimization culture, the Pentagon bans press photographe…
Quartz ring proves its wearer is human in the age of AI
As an antidote to deepfake scams, design studios Modem and Retinaa have devised a concept for a ring…
Longevity and Obsoletion Impress Upon Alexander Endrullat’s Intaglio Prints
A whole new meaning to "printing from your laptop." Do stories and artists like this matter to you? …
Brian Eno and 200+ Artists Urge British Museum to “Stop Erasing Palestine”
An open letter criticizes the institution for allegedly altering displays in its Middle East galleri…
Pete Hegseth Goes to War With Press Photographers
The Pentagon reportedly banned photography at briefings because the Secretary of War complained abou…
Art Movements: Look Who’s Headed to Perrotin Gallery
Alma Allen gets mega-gallery representation, Marina Abramović forays into balloon art, and more indu…
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This week: women’s strike in Argentina, graffiti dialogues in Brooklyn, UK museums hold human remain…
The Tiny Brooklyn Project Space Resisting the Gallery Machine
The non-commercial Greenpoint-based space Subtitled NYC models the tentative ways we make do in ever…
‘A Language We Share’ Traces a Photographic Lineage Between Gordon Parks and Beverly Price
Opening this month, this presentation puts the two photographers in direct conversation, exploring h…
Historic Architecture Emerges from Stone in Matthew Simmonds Ethereal Sculptures
Carved marble and limestone reveal glossy, smooth interiors while highlighting the natural quality o…
Mischief’s Genius Ads for NPR Provoke Urgent Questions About the Right to Information
New York-based ad agency Mischief reimagines NPR's logo into inquisitive prompts. Do stories and art…
Dani Guindo’s Dramatic Aerial Photos Reveal the Ghostly Outline of an Icelandic Glacier
Múlajökull is a surge-type glacier that cyclically flows and retreats, creating a unique pattern of …
Spectral Birds Endemic to New Zealand Find New Life in Fiona Pardington’s Portraits
For the Māori and Scottish artist, natural history specimens provide a unique and striking look at n…
Lost for More Than a Century, the First ‘Sci-Fi’ Film Ever Made Resurfaces
"Gugusse et l'Automate" is a 45-second slapstick film featuring a magician and a Pierrot-styled robo…
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The ’80s Are Back, Baby
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Do Gender-Neutral Pronouns Need Their Own Glyphs?
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Unconventional Sleep Aids Are in Vogue, and They’re Designed To Chill You Out
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The Y2K Aesthetic is Fully Back, but Can It Stick Around?
When editor and consultant Casey Lewis started her newsletter digest on youth culture, After School, she instinctively gravitated towards
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The Liberatory Potential of Teaching Design from a Body in Pain
One afternoon last spring, I collected a bag of small stones from the dried out river in my local
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“Exploring Unfamiliar Histories of Visual Culture” — Four Corners Books Shares Its Favorite Publications
Run by Richard Embray and Elinor Jansz, Four Corners Books is a London-based publishing house that seeks to bring
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How Heart-Shaped Frames Became a Symbol of Reclaimed Femininity and a Non-binary Fashion Staple
Joey Donatelli slides their glasses off and proudly holds them in front of the camera, as though bestowing an
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The Collaborative Spirit Behind Brian Eno’s Record Sleeve Designs
It was Brian Eno who invented the term ‘scenius,’ which counters the myth of the lone genius and credits
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Five Beautiful Book Covers and the Stories Behind Them
Artwork. Advertisement. Encapsulation. Billboard. Brand. A book cover is many things — and the best ones tend to be
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A Font Inspired by Egyptian Streets That Addresses a Problem for Arabic Designers
Name: Felfel Designer: Abdo Mohamed Foundry: Boharat Release Date: Initially 2021, but the font is still in progress Back Story: Independent