Among African elephants, “Big Tuskers” refers to bulls that grow tusks so long they sometimes scrape the ground. Each one can weigh well over 100 pounds. These giant, ivory incisors [...]
For Masayoshi Matsumoto, also known as Isopresso Balloon, a simple dog-shaped balloon animal is utter child’s play. His elaborate constructions combine a range of colors and can take on virtually [...]
What began as a pile of dirt, rubble, and cement in rural Niland, California, just east of the Salton Sea, eventually became one of the most beloved landmarks and roadside [...]
“Warriorhood is an act of living an awakened life,” says Rupy C. Tut, referencing the continual battles that emerge from being a person in the world. Tut has long invoked [...]
From diminutive pieces of fine mesh, Ruby Silvious meticulously conjoins, stains, tears, and sculpts a range mixed-media collages and tiny paintings from repurposed teabags. She often incorporates other elements, such [...]
For all the talk about 2026 being the year of analog, most of the conversation has been about rediscovering old formats like vinyl, film photography, and journaling. What’s been missing [...]
Using personal and archival images, Tshepiso Moropa cuts and splices delicate collages that consider the ever-evolving nature of the stories we tell. The self-taught artist draws on her background in [...]
Among the myriad delights of the marine world, nudibranchs count among some of the most adorable. There are around 3,000 known species of these often very colorful, textured, soft-bodied animals. [...]
Money manufacturers the world over are forever contending with counterfeiters. Before the U.K. introduced a new pound coin in 2017, for example, the earlier version was easy enough to fake [...]
Just north of Cusco in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, a small studio draws on ancient Peruvian traditions. The town of Urubamba is home to Ceramicas Seminarios, a workshop [...]