At her quirky outpost in Lucas, Kansas, Erika Nelson displays the world’s largest collection of the world’s smallest versions of the world’s largest things
A sumptuous new show in Los Angeles aims to leave museumgoers hungry for more
The groundbreaking, exiled Chinese artist builds a hopeful new life—and a new studio, in the Portuguese countryside
The painter’s streetscapes and neighborhood scenes mesmerize, but now he is being recognized for documenting a changing urban landscape
The multidisciplinary artist wanted us to imagine how we can shape society and uplift our communities
Our favorite titles this year will make readers feel the power of visual storytelling
In the birthplace of Italian sculpture, a powerful automated machine tries its hand at an ancient craft
The bold journalist, who made a splash on both sides of the lens, is the subject of a new biopic starring Kate Winslet
Perfumer Mandy Aftel's spellbinding collection of rare essences and artifacts is on display at the Aftel Archive of Curious Scents in Berkeley
The famed sculptor brings his incendiary style—and fiery palette—to the canvas in a new studio in Venice
The works of the recently knighted filmmaker address contemporary issues in two different Smithsonian museums
A new exhibition exploring artistic representation of Black subjects includes a work that subverted cultural expectations
The artist’s novel take on contemporary glasswork earned her the Smithsonian Women’s Committee 2023 Delphi Award
The historic hall in the American Art Museum where President Abraham Lincoln held his second inaugural ball welcomes more diverse voices and visions
After a career as a schoolteacher, the Washington, D.C.-based painter flourished, creating vibrant patterns inspired by nature, the cosmos and music
The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum hosts the artist’s largest installation yet
Get up close and personal with a birder’s-eye view of the United States, as reflected by our beloved feathered neighbors
Charlotte Butler Skinner spent decades chronicling glorious mountains and deserts, in the company of Dorothea Lange and other influential friends
The Smithsonian American Art Museum brings its latest time-based media art to the widest possible audience, including the deaf and hearing impaired
The forgotten figure symbolized the hopes—and myths—of the early United States
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