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Jennifer Latour Preserves Ephemeral Beauty in Her Otherworldly Botanical Assemblages

Suzanne Jongmans Recycles Everyday Materials for Elegant Renaissance-Style Portraits

Stuffed Animals and Found Objects Reconfigure in Sungho Bae’s Uncanny Sculptures

Discover Millions of Artworks from Thousands of Museums with This Huge Art Search Engine

Meghann Stephenson’s Tender Paintings Contrast Women’s Agency with ‘Acceptable Behavior’

Radhika Chitalia’s Late Father’s Passport Transforms into a Memory Capsule

Family Memories and Midwestern Niceties Converge in Melissa Joseph’s ‘Casserole Culture’

Under Glass Cloches, Amber Cowan Nests Enchanting Flameworked Scenes

A Menagerie of Animal Sculptures by 50+ Artists Populate ‘The Ark’

Monumental Painted Wood Carvings by Jiang Miao Center Mindfulness

Enigmatic Narratives Unfold in Aron Wiesenfeld’s Dreamy Oil Paintings

Tiny Faces Surface Amid Sweeping Lines in En Iwamura’s Expressive Sculptures

Monumental Joyful Murals by Ella & Pitr Fill Urban Rooftops and Fields

Inspired by Fauna, Form Meets Function in Hilarious Pieces by Ceramika Matylda

Heritage Bookbinding Elements Transform in Contemporary Sculptures by Adelene Koh

Reflections Dazzle in the Hyperrealistic Chrome Faces of Kip Omolade’s Vivid Portraits

Lifelike Birds Emerge from Foliage in Painted Paper Reliefs by The Paper Ark

Janice Yang’s Symbol-Rich Paintings Conjure Dreams and the Desire for Home

Innovation Meets Heritage in West African Contemporary Artists’ Masquerade Ensembles

Lucy Sparrow Invokes ’90s Supermarket Nostalgia in ‘The Beginning of Convenience’

‘Colorstruck!’ Examines the Connection Between Race and Chromatic Expression

Dynamic Scenes Emerge from Fumiaki Aono’s Wooden Assemblages

Felicia Chiao’s Domestic Scenes Reflect the Emotional Structures of Daily Life

Patrick Dougherty’s ‘Stickwork’ Installations Conjure Connections with Nature

Debra Broz’s Kitschy ‘Superorganisms’ Are Both Familiar and Strange

Saman and Sasan Oskouei’s Sculptures Puncture the Weight of Everyday Objects

The Era of Contradiction Materializes in Genesis Belanger’s Uncanny Sculptures

Pittsburgh’s Pickleball Courts by Sharmistha Ray Are an Abstract Riot of Color

Presence, Memory, and Time Merge in the Surreal Works of ‘Architects of Absence’

Trompe-L’œil Paintings by Jason Limon Reveal a Hidden Skeletal World

Cocoa Plantations Set the Scene for Divine Events in Marc Padeu’s ‘Memento Vivere’

Experience Ana Mendieta’s Visceral, ‘Neolithic’ Work in a Major Survey

‘Absurdist Basketmaker’ Lewis Prosser Weaves Contemporary Visions of Regional Heritage

Korea’s Coastal Folklore Surfaces in Jeongmin Lee’s Ink Illustrations

Helena Minginowicz Transforms Humble Paper Towel into Ethereal Paintings

Uncanny Landscapes in Pen and Ink Span Wooden Panels by John Buck

Andrew Salgado’s Gestural Still Lifes Pulse with Energy

The Longtail of Incarceration Unfolds in Gil Batle’s Surreal Narratives

Ana Elisa Egreja Takes a Magical Realist Approach to Migration in Her Rich Still Lifes

Collin van der Sluijs’ ‘Wanderland’ Imagines a Vast Ecosystem Encompassing the Momentous and Mundane

Enigmatic Iconography and Incomplete Narratives Merge in Phlegm’s Murals and Engravings

Amelia Cross Blends Bespoke Tailoring and Trompe-L’œil Painting in Her Sartorial Studies

Veks Van Hillik Suspends Fish, Insects, and Other Objects in Surreal Murals

Vibrant Folded Canvases Form Garment-Like Sculptures by Susan Maddux

Women Sport Puffer Coats in Bold Baroque Portraits by Nieves González

Katherine Wolkoff Meditates on Absence in Her Tender Photos of Deer Beds

Guimi You’s Atmospheric Oil Paintings Delve into Memory, Introspection, and Rediscovery

Mark Rothko’s Color Fields Mirror the Elements in a ‘Weather-to-Painting Experiment’

Elaborate Kené Patterns by Sara Flores Continue an Ancient Indigenous Tradition

James Turrell’s 100th ‘Skyscape’ Opens in Aarhus

A Visual Cacophony of People, Places, and Things Fill Chris Millar’s Mixed-Media Paintings

23,000-Square-Foot Clasping Arms Celebrate Community Resilience in Minneapolis

Animals and Ornament Emerge from Felted Wool in Holly Guertin’s Textiles

Lenka Clayton Reflects on Motherhood and Finding Connection in Everyday Objects

In Guadalajara, a Ceramic Tile Mural Mimics a Sun-Drenched Ecosystem

David Daigle’s Elaborate Punch-Cut Paper Pieces Excavate Commercial Imagery

Willie Cole Traverses ‘Mind, Body, and Soul’ in Expressive Mixed Media Assemblages

Surreal Figures Step from Leonora Carrington’s Paintings into ‘Shape of Dreams’

‘State Fairs: Growing American Craft’ Surveys Agriculture, Ingenuity, and Community

Diana Beltrán Herrera’s Embroidered Paper Sculptures Mimic Plants and Wildlife

Ant Hamlyn Taps into the Optimism of Y2K in Squished Floral Sculptures

Annalise Gratovich’s Life-Size Woodcuts Meld Nature, Memory, and Ukrainian Heritage

Delcy Morelos Tends to Sepulchral Installations in a Divine Connection to the Land

Natural Dyes Merge with Mixed Media in Annalise Neil’s Dreamy Cyanotypes

Domestic Arrangements Unfold in Kristof Santy’s Vivid Paintings

Divination, the Renaissance, and Surrealism Commingle in ‘Tarot!’

‘Hold to This Earth’ Surveys the Abundance of American Indigenous Contemporary Art

Cacti and Clouds Glitch in Alexis Mata’s Fantastical Landscapes

‘MIZU’ Contemplates Fragility and Impermanence in a Poignant Dance with an Ice Puppet

Phantasmic Figures Grapple with Their Doubles in Xie Lei’s Dreamy Oil Paintings

Tavares Strachan’s First Monograph Surveys an Encyclopedic Practice

In Los Angeles, 70 Artists Transform a Vacant Hospital into a Sprawling Art Experience

Jeanne Vicerial’s Ethereal Sculptures Dot Historic Spaces in Aix-en-Provence in ‘Incarnation’

From Apocalypse to Renewal, Amy Casey Paints a Surreal World in Distress

‘Masters of the Stitch: Threaded Stories’ Spotlights Narrative Quilts by Black Americans

Wildfires and War Rage in Shawn Huckins’ Theatrical Paintings

Ruth Borgenicht Links Thousands of Ceramic Rings in Elaborate Chainmail Sculptures

Meticulously Detailed Natural Specimens by Marisa Aragón Ware Emerge from Paper

Jongjin Park Layers Slip-Soaked Paper into Patchwork Sculptures

Spectral Fronds and Flowers Comprise Elegant Animals in Molly Devlin’s Paintings

An Interactive Sculpture by Wade and Leta Celebrates the Sun-Bleached Australian Landscape

‘Keith Haring in 3D’ Highlights the Artist’s Prolifically Art-Filled Life

Roda Medhat Subverts Traditional Kurdish Narratives Into Modern Tactile Experiences

Matte Marble Dust Glimmers Across Marin Majic’s Enigmatic Scenes

Christina Mrozik Illustrates an ‘Emotional Ecosystem’ Oracle Deck with Fantastical Forms

A Leonora Carrington Biopic Traces the Surrealist Icon’s Life and Work

‘BlowUp Jubilee’ Celebrates Inflatable Public Art in the Center of The Hague

Queer Figures Commune with Nature in J Carino’s Dynamic Paintings

Ava Roth Collaborates with Insects to Create ‘Kintsu-Bee’ Ceramic Vessels

Vibrant Miniature Dioramas by Shannon Taylor Burst from Vintage Compacts

The Photographs that Shaped the Black Arts Movement in the Mid-20th Century

130+ Artists Illuminate the Vast Creative Possibilities of the Nightlight

Around North America, Community Members Are Stitching Nearly 11,000 Birds

Baumgartner Restoration Painstakingly Brings a Neglected Portrait Back to Life

Four Dozen Artists Celebrate Marine Wildlife and Lore in ‘Common Waters’

Gaia Sleeps Amid Sarah Eberle’s Award-Winning Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

From Two Tons of Celadon, Jean Shin Sculpts a Metaphor for the Korean Diaspora

Tugboat Printshop Marks 20 Years of Making Meticulously Crafted Woodblock Prints

Arghavan Khosravi Breaks Through Gendered Restrictions in Her Architectural Portraits

Nasher Museum’s ‘Everything Now All At Once’ Celebrates Diversity, Resilience, and Joy