Shapely shadows reimagined as quirky illustrations by Vincent Bal
The inspiration for the illustrated works of Belgian filmmaker and illustrator Vincent Bal (previously) comes from the shadows cast by...
A dozen new stamps celebrate Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings
Central photo: The head of Leda (c.1505–08), on view at Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool The innovative yet timeless drawings of Leonardo...
A contemporary take on “Byrne’s Euclid” brings geometry to life as a colorful poster
When he’s not working as a web designer, Nicholas Rougeux delights in interpreting data visually. His latest creation is a celebration...
Jane Goodall’s lovely letter to children about how reading shaped her life
How a public library and a messy second-hand bookshop helped a small girl with no money and big dreams change the face of science. by...
A teacher in 1876 handcrafted this quilt to help teach astronomy to her class
By Emma Taggart Central photo: Ellen Harding Baker’s “Solar System Quilt” (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) For many teachers, their job is...
«Carmen» in Preveza
From the Metropolitan Opera of New York Transmitted live on Saturday February 2, 2019 at 20:00 Mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine...
Music, feeling, and transcendence: Nick Cave on AI, Awe, and the splendor of our human limitations
“What a great song makes us feel is a sense of awe… A sense of awe is almost exclusively predicated on our limitations as human beings...
Finding Hope: A balloon mural by Mehdi Ghadyanloo brings levity to the 2019 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
Iranian muralist and fine artist Mehdi Ghadyanloo is the creator of the poetic mural recently installed in the lobby of the Congress...
6th Artventure Camp
August 25-31 2019 | Ionian Sea Islands – GR Find out more and apply now at bit.ly/6thArtventureCamp Welcome to the 6th Artventure Camp...
From the archive: Mary Oliver on what attention really means and her moving elegy for her soul mate
“Attention without feeling … is only a report.” by Maria Popova Mary Oliver is one of our era’s most beloved and prolific poets — a sage...
The moon’s magical mythology captured in an illustrated book by David Álvarez
In Noche Antigua (Ancient Night) an opossum and a rabbit work together—and against each other—to create and maintain the sun and the...
Ralph Fiennes: “One’s vanity is always there”
Mr. Fiennes, what’s the best advice a director has given you on a film set? Well, I remember Steven Spielberg was incredibly informed...
Contemporary cartographic explorations fuse with historic maps in digital works by Scott Reinhard
Scott Reinhard combines contemporary land elevations with historic maps to create three-dimensional environments of a specific region...
What is an emotion? William James’s revolutionary 1884 theory of how our bodies affect our feelings
“A purely disembodied human emotion is a nonentity.” by Maria Popova “Emotions are not just the fuel that powers the psychological...
«Adriana Lecouvreur» in Preveza
From the Metropolitan Opera of New York Transmitted live on Saturday January 12, 2019 at 20:00 “A pinnacle of a lifetime of opera-going...
Destination Art: A new guide looks at 500 permanent art installations to visit around the world
Central photo: Agnes Denes, Tree Mountain—A Living Time Capsule—11,000 Trees, 11,000 People, 400 Years, 1992–96, Pinsiönkankaantie 10...