‘Inside Information’ Cutaway Diagrams by Dorothy Dig Into the Makings of Pop Culture Icons
Taking diagrams to a new level, U.K.-based studio collective Dorothy creates prints that celebrate information—charts, maps, alphabets, color wheels, and…
More than 7,500 Prints and Negatives by Trailblazing Photographer Alice Austen Return Home
With its panoramic views of New York Harbor, the house that trailblazing photographer Alice Austen (1866-1952) called home for most…
Mario Moore’s Oil Paintings Bridge Past and Present to Spotlight Black Resilience and Style
In large-scale works in oil, Detroit-based artist Mario Moore taps into the legacy of European painting traditions to create bold…
Order an Object at the New V&A East Storehouse to Get Up-Close to 5,000 Years of Cultural Heritage
What do the largest Picasso painting in the world, punky Vivienne Westwood apparel, pins for securing a 17th-century ruff, and…
Nearly 450 Objects Are on the Block in a Marvelously Eclectic Auction from David Lynch’s Archive
If you’re a fan of cult classics like Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive, or Eraserhead, a piece of cinematic history could…
Amarie Gipson On The Reading Room, Houston’s Black Art and Culture Library
One of Amarie Gipson’s many gifts is an unyielding desire to ask questions. Having worked at institutions like The Contemporary…
Stephen Shames Highlights a Transformational Era in ‘Black Panthers & Revolution’
Completed in 1940, California Highway 17—now Interstate 880—bulldozed a vast swath of Oakland’s African American community to make room for…
A Unique Portfolio of Hilma af Klint’s Botanical Drawings Communes with Nature’s Spiritual Side
With the Industrial Revolution in full swing at the turn of the 20th century, jobs and opportunities attracted people to…
This Fall, 600+ Objects Spanning Wes Anderson’s Career Will Go on View at the Design Museum
From his earliest filmic experiments in the 1990s to international blockbusters, Wes Anderson has carved an instantly recognizable, unique, and…
After More Than Half a Century, a One-of-a-Kind Chinese Typewriter Emerges from Obscurity
A quote widely attributed to Tom Robbins says, “At the typewriter you find out who you are.” Or in the…