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Discovering The Perfect Art Style For Your Home
Decorating your home can be a fun but overwhelming process. With so many styles at your disposal from…
How Did ‘White’ Become A Metaphor For All Things Good?
Shortly after George Floyd’s death, one of my friends texted me that Floyd wasn’t necessarily a bad person,…
World’s Best Cities For Street Art
Today we take it for granted that we can open up Instagram and immediately be connected to some…
Why Notre Dame Matters
Notre Dame is on fire, and its spire has fallen. As of Monday afternoon, we don’t know for…
Ten Most Passionate Kisses in the History of Art
The origin of kissing dates back more than three thousand years. Science still can’t give a precise answer…
Multidimensional Maps That Provide New Perspectives On New York City
The world’s most mapped city, as you’ve never seen it before. THE UPPER EAST SIDE IS literally leafy. Pear,…
The Stockholm Metro: World’s Most Beautiful Underground System
The underground in Sweden’s capital city is not just a public transportation system but the world’s longest art gallery.…
How Illuminated Manuscripts Were Created During The Middle Ages
In an increasingly paperless world, it’s easy to forget books were once precious objects that were works of…
What Does Particle Physics Have To Do With Art Authentication & Restoration?
This year is the European year of cultural heritage, but what does particle physics have to do with…
Why Is Art So Expensive?
Artwork, specifically paintings, can seem like it should be moderately cheap. How long could it take to screen…
Street Art Bastions Find Home In These Cities
Graffiti, murals, vandalism—street art takes on various names, but one thing that rings true across the world is…
Valentines Day: My Heart Is Zoned Exclusively For You
An alternative to cheesy Hallmark cards for the urban planner who zoned your heart. Commercial Valentine’s Day cards…
In Melbourne, Again: Artists Turn Vandalism Into Art
The Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Robert Doyle, recently proposed new bylaws to give police additional powers related to…
‘Do’ Paper-Making: Rebirth Of A Lost Art Form
In a small rural village 45 kilometers southwest of Hanoi, lies Suoi Co where the ancient art of…
The Top 10 Literary Cities Of The World
“You don’t write because you want to say something… you write because you have something to say…” – F.…
The World’s Best Museums & Galleries To See Now
10. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands About 900,000 objects fill the Rijksmuseum, the largest collection of art and history in…
In Mexico, Turning Art Into Architecture & Architecture Into Art
The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), located in downtown Mexico, is the largest university in Latin America,…
How The Storied Australian Dollar & Banking System Got To Now
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Changeover day: when Australia swapped from pounds to the new decimal…
What 2015 Looked Like In Visual Art
There are as many ways to summarise a “year in art” as there are eyes to look at…
Zimbabwean Women Weave Their Own Beautiful Future
Seventy-seven-year-old Grace Ngwenya has an eye for detail. You will never catch her squinting as she effortlessly weaves…
How Street Art Sold Out & Gentrified Our Cities
Street art – as well as its artistic forebear graffiti – are often thought of as radical, rebellious…
Vilnius, Lithuania : An Insider’s Guide
From investigative journalism to post-punk anthems, tattoo start-ups to pulled pork, Vilnius isn’t just tower blocks and snow.…
THE 10 MOST BEAUTIFUL CITIES IN THE WORLD
Need some travel inspiration? Can’t decide where to go? How about one of the world’s most beautiful cities?…
11 Radical Muralists Transforming Cities Around The World
1. Dissection of a Whale by Nychos (New York, New York) Born to a family hunters, Austrian…
Train Buffs Will Love This Atlas of Railway Photography
The map, created by a self-professed rail geek, plots geotagged train-related Flickr images. Nick Benson is a self-professed…
5 Things That Make Norfolk, Virginia A Hidden Gem
Your Uber driver’s demeanor can tell you a lot about a city. If he’s a bit steely and…
Sculpture By The Sea Is Thriving On The Coast Of Denmark
Next year Sculpture by the Sea in Sydney will celebrate its 20th anniversary. It’s been two decades since…
8 Amazing Artificial Arbors Across The World
For years, humans have been making weird trees out of bottles, stoplights, padlocks, and all manner of other…
The World’s Major Cities Were Made Of Food
In America, the word “brunch” conjures up visions of eggs benedict and bagels and lox. But, broadly speaking,…
A City Where Garbage Is Not
In San Francisco, when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade—as long as the lemons end up in…
3-Year Dedication Of Mapping Brooklyn Made From Trash
Jennifer Maravillas’ “71 Square Miles” is one of the most colorful maps of Brooklyn I’ve seen. And it’s…
How To Overhaul A City With Prototypes
Next month, the 250,000 daily travelers along Market Street — San Francisco’s three-mile-long central artery — will discover…
Discover Art That’s Meant To Be Touched
New art installations dot Brooklyn Bridge Park, and they’re designed specifically to be touched or used by parkgoers.…
An Insanely Detailed, Hand-Drawn Map Of San Francisco
It took illustrator Jenni Sparks three months to finish this secret-laden cartography. For London’s Jenni Sparks, it can take…
Haas & Hahn : How Painting Can Transform Communities
Artists Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn create community art by painting entire neighbourhoods, and involving those who live…
Radical Old, Futuristic New: 9 Visions For Chicago
Chicagoisms, at the art institute, explores the city’s progressive urban design and enlists architects’ riffs on the city’s…
Day-Night Cityscapes In Pictures
US photographer Stephen Wilkes spends 15 hours perched on a rooftop or crane photographing each city from one…