The illustrator takes a playful and slightly unsettling view of some of the most pressing issues of the Anthropocene.

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The prolific artist's oeuvre extends far beyond the two-dimensional surface.

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From cows sculpted out of butter to seed art and crazy foods, ingenuity is as much a part of the tradition as showcasing time-honored practices.

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"Thread becomes a way of drawing, connecting, and constructing forms," the artist says.

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"Children, in particular, tend to view objects with a freedom that is less constrained by function, convention, or rules," Yun says.

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His playful, cartoonish works compress stuffed polyurethane flowers between acrylic panels.

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The photographer is driven by a desire to "explore the reality that humans are not separate from nature, but intrinsically part of it."

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The artist's giant woodcuts are on view this month at Hecho a Mano in Santa Fe.

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The .ART Award includes a $15,000 Grand Prize, residencies at Château du Fresne in France and Anfitrion in Spain, and more.

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The antithesis of Fortnite or Grand Theft Auto.

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"Many people believe they are in a bubble, and that is why they can do things that harm nature, harm others, and also harm themselves."

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Swiss newspaper Züricher Tagesanzeiger asked, "What are they all doing up there?"

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"Matter is memory, and memory is a medium," Neil says.

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Known for his vibrant palettes and flattened perspectives, Kristof Santy translates common sights and everyday objects into vivid tableaux.

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The Morgan Library & Museum presents 'Tarot! Renaissance Symbols, Modern Visions' and delves into this centuries-old tradition of divination.

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Any idea who was here?

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The show of pieces from the Tia Collection opening next week at Yorkshire Sculpture Park features nearly 70 works by 38 artists.

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'Lost Landing' features Alexis Mata's glitched landscapes in which familiar terrain appears otherworldly.

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Élise Vigneron of Théâtre de L'entrouvert and Satchie Noro of Companie Furankaï join forces for performances all summer long.

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"I believe the purpose of an artist is to move the crowd," writer Marvin Wade says.

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"What I’m trying to achieve is to transport the viewer into another world," Xie says.

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The Brooklyn-based photographer seeks patterns in his wanderings around the city.

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Tavares Strachan is one of the leading conceptual artists working today, and his first monograph is out this month from Phaidon.

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Dubbed the 'Hospital of Emotions,' the pop-up exhibition converts 80 rooms into surreal installations.

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How many people actually heed the warnings about not feeding ducks waddling around public parks?

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The French artist's textile-focused practice taps into history and femininity with precision and reverence.

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Casey's paintings meditate on what it means to be in a world in constant flux.

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'Masters of the Stitch: Threaded Stories' at Claire Oliver Gallery spotlights remarkable narratives in fabric.

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'Slow Burn' presents a suite of landscapes, each veiled by curtains.

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The New Jersey-based artist's works hang tapestry-like on the wall or unfurl into three-dimensional biomorphic forms.

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