For Anna Ortiz, the jaguar is a fitting metaphor for entering into a mythic borderland.

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Th artist taps the small, colorful rubber bands as an accessible material for an inventive application.

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The annual competition highlights some of the most beloved, impressive, and little-seen aspects of our oceans.

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In Chicago, Karla Wong presents a suite of vivid paintings that double as mysterious portals.

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In his series 'A Kid Could Do It,' The Wa transforms otherwise nondescript structures into jubilant, youthful drawings.

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Following surveys of butterflies, birds, oceans, and trees, the editors at Phaidon have settled on their next topic of inquiry: fungi. This October, the publisher will release an expansive tome gathering more than 200 photographs, artworks, historical objects, and more all devoted to the vast diversity and creative potential of mycology. Fungi: The World ofContinue reading "Spanning 200+ Works, a New Book Celebrates the World of Fungi"

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The Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University hosts free exhibitions inviting a journey across multiple centuries and continents.

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Tarot, ancient mythologies, pop culture, and personal narrative converge in the NYC-based artist's maximal works.

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“There is the world, and there is the photograph. The photograph is not the world, it’s a completely different thing."

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Ronald Jackson creates a sort of casting list for an imagined screenplay that titles the exhibition: 'An American Fiction.'

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The company shares its multi-step process in factories in Japan and California.

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Nearly 100 artists, scientists, astronauts, futurists, and others explore how the cosmos teach us about ourselves.

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Milez's new body of work goes on view this month in 'Everything the Light Touches' at Monya Rowe Gallery.

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Bringing together 40 collaborators in 25 countries across five continents, 'Super Nature' is a collective ode to our planet.

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Hashimoto’s elaborate 'Giant Arc' installation is a vibrant "cloud canopy" at SFMOMA.

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The artist's solo exhibition 'Vanishing Point' opens soon at Almine Rech in Brussels.

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Audubon Photography Awards runs parallel opportunities for photographers in the U.S. and Canada and in Chile and Colombia.

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Clio Sze To paints impressionistic pieces that capture the feeling of a contemplative hour spent on foot.

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Ashley Percival imagines fanciful menagerie in which poodles, rotund birds, and boot-wearing insects try on a vast array of vibrant costumes.

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The five-volume tome features more than 625 illustrations from The Huntington's vast collection.

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For Hieu Thien Nguyen, who works as kelogsloops, death is a constant reminder, but not something to fear.

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Marka27 taps into his own experiences of living between cultures and the arbitrary nature of national borders.

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For Chicago artist Isaiah Lee, a dollhouse becomes the site of uncanny imaginations.

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Time to brush up that artist's statement!

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While bold in color, Ben Sledsens' oil-and-acrylic paintings are quiet and intimate.

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The new book by David Jacob Kramer, with photos by Michael Schmelling, represents a counterculture that, though changed, is still alive and well.

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For Xanthe Burdett, the boundary between humans and nature is thin, malleable, and always in flux.

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When it comes to felines, the artist revels in "the contrast between how ordinary and how weird they are."

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The prestigious contest showcases the world's diverse creatures and their habitats.

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The show is part of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Counsel's 2026 River to River Festival.

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