Explore the city with your Milwaukee Art Escape Passport between August 21 and October 6.

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The exhibition of around 70 historical photographs opens at the National Gallery of Art in November.

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Known for her lush assemblages of flameworked glass, Amber Cowan reimagines a ubiquitous medium.

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Powerhouse Arts asks, will we care for the future of our planet the way we care for the animals we love?

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"Like anything else, everything changes," says owner Thomas Lupo. "Time goes on."

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Eight winners were selected from nearly 1,600 entries submitted by photographers in 50 countries.

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Breton coastal residents grew up collecting parts of a 1984 Garfield-themed plastic telephone on the beach—and still do.

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Whitestone Gallery in Seoul presents the artist's solo exhibition, 'Spiral of Energy.'

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A new book from Dan Rimada, with photos by Gulce Kilkis, is slated for release in November.

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Wiesenfeld delves into the power of visibility and imagination.

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En Iwamura is interested in the ways we measure and understand the spaces between ourselves and others.

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An ongoing series of seasonal scavenger hunts in Minnesota woodlands playfully invite inquiry.

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Forthcoming from MW Editions, the book features nearly 100 photographs from the last 25 years.

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Known for their monumental murals, which span entire public squares, rooftops, playing fields, and more, Ella & Pitr bring eccentric joy to urban spaces. The artists often represent people from historically marginalized groups, including refugees and the elderly. Sometimes laughing, other times sleeping or passing the time in quietude, these giant figures curl around fountainsContinue reading "Monumental Joyful Murals by Ella & Pitr Fill Urban Rooftops and Fields"

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"I like my work to be open to interpretation," Iwaszkiewicz says. "There's a lot of humor in it, a sense of playfulness, and I never take the world too seriously."

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On July 25, a mammoth iceberg literally made waves as it flipped over in Disko Bay off the coast of Ilulissat.

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For Koh, an under-appreciated element of a book's construction becomes the highlight.

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The Central West Astronomical Society of New South Wales marks its annual AstroFest with an amateur photography competition.

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Set against uninterrupted backgrounds, metallic portraits float almost deity-like amid vibrant color.

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The duo aims to raise awareness of biodiversity and conservation by evoking a sense of wonder similar to what we feel in nature.

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Henderson also captures the changing light and the otherworldly textures and ochres of the iconic rock.

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Years of labor and adaptation as a first-generation immigrant shaped the artist's approach to painting.

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Deadlines! Are! Approaching!

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'New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations' celebrates contemporary creations by artists in Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, and Cameroon.

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The artist's new exhibition is fully stocked with more than 20,000 handmade felt objects.

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Birds or figures? These are the ten design proposals for a new European banknote.

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'Colorstruck! Painting, Pigment, Affect' delves into the ways that color and social, political, and cultural forces intersect in Black American art.

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Dressers, chests, and cabinets stack into towering assemblages in Fumiaki Aono's imaginative sculptures.

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"The place has not been abandoned. It has been left in suspension," Damien Aubin says.

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Felicia Chiao's warm illustrations capture emotion and the variances of mental health through surreal compositions.

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