Marc Quinn’s Monumental Flowers Invite Us to Reflect Upon Our Evolving Relationship with Nature
From bronze, chrome, and silicone, Marc Quinn’s larger-than-life botanicals emerge with delicate precision. The exhibition Light into Life at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in London continues the artist’s exploration of the boundaries between the natural and artificial, the living and non-living, sexuality, and the passage of time.
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A Concave ‘Scoop’ Out of a New Building in London Frames a Historic Circular Window Nearby
From an office building in Southwark, London, an innovative expansion emerges in white glazed brick. Architecture firm Corstorphine & Wright conceived of “The Scoop,” a contemporary twist on a historic building in the Union Street Conservation Area, to modernize an existing structure and recognize its past. About 500 meters from the River Thames and centered on Union Street and Southwark Bridge Road, the quarter consists of predominantly 19th-century industrial warehousing, commercial spaces, and ecclesiastical structures. More
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Share the Sky with Someone Far Away with These Cyanometer and Sunset Postcards
While exploring the Alpine region around Mont Blanc in 1789, the Swiss physicist and mountain climber Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (1740-1799) conceived of a tool to measure the blueness of the sky. He developed a round instrument dubbed a cyanometer with 53 shades dyed from Prussian blue he could hold up and compare to the atmosphere above. Saussure correctly predicted that the color correlated with the amount of water present, handy information for someone intending to scale a mountain. More
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Share the Sky with Someone Far Away with These Cyanometer and Sunset Postcards
While exploring the Alpine region around Mont Blanc in 1789, the Swiss physicist and mountain climber Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (1740-1799) conceived of a tool to measure the blueness of the sky. He developed a round instrument dubbed a cyanometer with 53 shades dyed from Prussian blue he could hold up and compare to the atmosphere above. Saussure correctly predicted that the color correlated with the amount of water present, handy information for someone intending to scale a mountain. More
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Share the Sky with Someone Far Away with These Cyanometer and Sunset Postcards
While exploring the Alpine region around Mont Blanc in 1789, the Swiss physicist and mountain climber Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (1740-1799) conceived of a tool to measure the blueness of the sky. He developed a round instrument dubbed a cyanometer with 53 shades dyed from Prussian blue he could hold up and compare to the atmosphere above. Saussure correctly predicted that the color correlated with the amount of water present, handy information for someone intending to scale a mountain. More
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Share the Sky with Someone Far Away with These Cyanometer and Sunset Postcards
While exploring the Alpine region around Mont Blanc in 1789, the Swiss physicist and mountain climber Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (1740-1799) conceived of a tool to measure the blueness of the sky. He developed a round instrument dubbed a cyanometer with 53 shades dyed from Prussian blue he could hold up and compare to the atmosphere above. Saussure correctly predicted that the color correlated with the amount of water present, handy information for someone intending to scale a mountain. More
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Earthenware ‘Curiosity Clouds’ Nest Collections of Natural Objects in Sprawling Wall Displays
Evoking the meandering veins in leaves, the clustered divots of termite holes, or pocked coral, Katie Rose Johnston’s ceramic sculptures meld organic form with function.
previously) works as M A N I F E S T O, shaping wall-based shelves she refers to as Curiosity Clouds. Designed to hold collections like their 16th-century counterparts known as wunderkammers, the earthenware pieces contain small pockets perfectly shaped to fit pinecones, seashells, and craggy hunks of stone. More
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Frank Deschandol’s Photos Uncover the Some of the World’s Most Elusive Insects and Arthropods
French photographer Frank Deschandol has held a lens up to wildlife for the last three decades. Journeying to opposite corners of the world in search of remarkable species, Deschandol’s main goal is to highlight the existence of rare and little-known creatures for others to enjoy. “I’m above all a naturalist who came logically to photography, not the other way around,” he explains. “I’ve always had a strong connection with nature, and I couldn’t live without traveling and discovering new places.”
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Frank Deschandol’s Photos Uncover the Some of the World’s Most Elusive Insects and Arthropods
French photographer Frank Deschandol has held a lens up to wildlife for the last three decades. Journeying to opposite corners of the world in search of remarkable species, Deschandol’s main goal is to highlight the existence of rare and little-known creatures for others to enjoy. “I’m above all a naturalist who came logically to photography, not the other way around,” he explains. “I’ve always had a strong connection with nature, and I couldn’t live without traveling and discovering new places.”
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In ‘Dance, Dance Evolution,’ Grooving Is the Millennia-Old Key to Health and Community
More effective than medication, therapy, and yoga, dancing recently topped the list of successful treatments for depression, and for good reason. Since time immemorial, boogying has permeated every culture and formed the basis of social bonds, a linchpin of community and strong mental health.
Rosanna Wan and Andrew Khosravani for Aeon details the scientific link between dance and good feelings. More
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In Tokyo, an Adventurous Steed Charges Forward in an Energetic Paper City by Zim&Zou
An inventive and adventurous spirit courses through each one of Zim&Zou’s elaborate paper installations, the latest of which imagines a mighty horse leading a ship suspended from above.
previously) melded the brand’s origins in equestrian goods with the Haussmannian architecture of the iconic storefront at 24 Faubourg Saint-Honoré, constructing tall windows and ornate iron balconies reminiscent of the Parisian streets. More
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In Tokyo, an Adventurous Steed Charges Forward in an Energetic Paper City by Zim&Zou
An inventive and adventurous spirit courses through each one of Zim&Zou’s elaborate paper installations, the latest of which imagines a mighty horse leading a ship suspended from above.
previously) melded the brand’s origins in equestrian goods with the Haussmannian architecture of the iconic storefront at 24 Faubourg Saint-Honoré, constructing tall windows and ornate iron balconies reminiscent of the Parisian streets. More
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In Tokyo, an Adventurous Steed Charges Forward in an Energetic Paper City by Zim&Zou
An inventive and adventurous spirit courses through each one of Zim&Zou’s elaborate paper installations, the latest of which imagines a mighty horse leading a ship suspended from above.
previously) melded the brand’s origins in equestrian goods with the Haussmannian architecture of the iconic storefront at 24 Faubourg Saint-Honoré, constructing tall windows and ornate iron balconies reminiscent of the Parisian streets. More
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Inky Paws and Fluffy Fur Emerge From Kamwei Fong’s Minimalist Cat Drawings
Kamwei Fong (previously) is drawn to the nature of cats. Whether extroverted and playful or curious and timid, the clawed companions truly relish living their lives as they please, embodying a charming spirit that inspires the artist time and again.
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Turn Your Mistakes into Mountains with Hokusai-Inspired Mt. Fuji Erasers
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There are many vantage points from which to view Japan’s towering Mt. Fuji, one of the world’s most iconic mountains. Katsushika Hokusai rendered three dozen of them in his iconic series 36 Views of Mt. Fuji, which he made between 1830 and 1832.
playful erasers inspired by the celebrated vista and the ukiyo-e artist’s illustrations. More
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Delicately Carved Flora and Fauna by Efrain Almeida Recreate a Contemplative Brazilian Garden
In O Jardim, Efrain Almeida cultivates the memories of his parents’ home in the backlands of Ceará, Brazil. Carved wooden creatures populate the gallery at Oscar Niemeyer Museum, appearing as if they could buzz and flutter across the space. Comprising about 40 sculptures, paintings, and embroideries, the exhibition reinterprets the intimate, contemplative garden Almeida enjoyed as a child.
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Alice Pasquini’s Softhearted Murals Paint Stories Over City Scars
“What does a wall have that a canvas doesn’t?” asks Rome-based artist Alice Pasquini. Bursting with vibrant hues and tender optimism, Pasquini’s murals are driven by her ongoing interest in human emotion, relationships, and connection. Overarching themes so universal and timeless allow passersby to relate in some way, seeing images of curious figures peering at the world through binoculars with child-like wonder or floating weightlessly along a building.
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Beneath ‘The Tree of Life,’ Skander Khif Shares Intimate Stories in Black-and-White
Skander Khif was born in Tunis and first learned about the art of photography during a school project. But his studies eventually took him down an engineering path before he rediscovered his love for the medium and began focusing on its power to capture the intricacies and diversity of human relationships, communities, and places around the world. Now based in Munich, he documents life in public spaces to tell intimate visual stories.
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Tinged with Fantasy, Phyllis Shafer’s Plein Air Paintings Twist the Serene Beauty of the American West
For Phyllis Shafer, space and time are inextricably tethered. “The longer I’ve painted, the more I’ve extended my focal range. A spatial stretch in my paintings relates to time and maybe the progression of my life,” she says. “Space is a way of laying out time.”
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The Newest Addition to the ‘Library of Esoterica’ Explores Sacred Sites Around the World
From ancient pyramids to subterranean labyrinths to mountaintop meccas, we have always been drawn to visiting or building sites that inspire reverence and awe. Since time immemorial, humans have venerated the sun and stars, the earth, and countless deities, organizing our routines and celebrations around the seasons, solstices, and special holidays.
Sacred Sites, the forthcoming 520-page book in Taschen’s ongoing The Library of Esoterica series, celebrates how we traverse and transform the world around us through ritual and art. More
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