celebrating 15 years of street art in Miami’s Wynwood
To many people in the art world, the name Wynwood—a district of low-lying warehouses just north of downtown Miami—has become synonymous with street art. But the neighbourhood has not always…
New book views glacier paintings of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham through the eyes of poets and glaciologists
The glacier paintings of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912-2004) are some of her best-known works. When the Scottish artist visited the Grindelwald Glacier in Switzerland in May 1949, she could not have…
‘The painter in me did not die’—novelist Orhan Pamuk turns his hand to art
Orhan Pamuk, Turkey’s most famous living novelist, has always had a secret passion. The author of best-selling books such as My Name is Red, Nights of Plague and Snow is…
a new photography compendium reveals the many sides of the US
“What is America?” Peter van Agtmael’s question, in the introduction of Magnum America: The United States, is a perennial one but is often pondered more deeply following a presidential election.…
Carsten Höller, Takashi Murakami, sounds of the US-Mexico border — podcast
This week, three artist interviews: Carsten Höller on his book of games, Takashi Murakami on his new work, and Valeria Luiselli and Leo Heiblum on their Dia sound installation. Höller…