A Multifaceted Book and Exhibition, ‘Black Earth Rising’ Contends with Colonialism, Land, and Climate
Between 450 B.C.E. and 950 C.E., a particularly fertile soil known by researchers as terra preta, literally “black earth” in…
The 16th-Century Artist Who Created the First Compendium of Insect Drawings
Nearly a century before the invention of the microscope and even longer before entomology became a field of research, Joris…
Challenging Gender Norms, a Bolivian Skateboarding Collective Celebrates Indigenous Style
In Cochabamba, Bolivia, a group of women skateboarders are changing attitudes toward Indigenous traditions one kickflip at a time. Donning…
Explore Centuries of Art History 15 Minutes at a Time in James Payne’s ‘Great Art Explained’
The art world is rife with persistent myths and associations, some of which are based on socio-economic factors that have…
Photos by Charly Broyez and Laurent Kronental Celebrate Architecture Ahead of Its Time
Forty minutes east of Montpellier on France’s Mediterranean coast sits a midcentury complex once disparaged as “architectural pollution” by L’Architecture…
Get Up Close to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unrealized Buildings with David Romero’s Digital Models
Among the world’s most influential architects, Frank Lloyd Wright is undoubtedly a titan of the discipline. His designs are instantly…
Explore Storytelling Through 300 Years of Quilts in ‘Fabric of a Nation’
While we often associate quilts with their function as bedspreads or an enjoyable hobby, the roots of the craft run…
Ireland’s Oldest and Largest Medieval Book Shrine Goes on Public View for the First Time
In an unassuming lake in Ireland’s northern County Longford, an unprecedented find emerged in 1986. Thanks to the sediments in…
Roméo Mivekannin’s Cage-Like Sculptures of Museums Reframe the Colonial Past
Known for bold, chiaroscuro paintings that reimagine European art historical masterworks in his own likeness, Roméo Mivekannin is interested in…
London’s Largest Ancient Roman Fresco Makes for the ‘World’s Most Difficult Jigsaw Puzzle’
One of the remarkable things about a city like London, which has been inhabited for nearly 2,000 years, is that…