Art & Design

Es Devlin speaks at TED2019: Bigger Than Us. April 15 - 19, 2019.

Es Devlin: How Do Spaces Shape Our Memories And Experiences?

10:03am July 24, 2020

by NPR/TED STAFF

How does a designer take an abstract idea and turn a space into an experience? Artist Es Devlin explores the influence of the spaces and structures we create—in theater, art, music, and beyond.

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Alfredo Ramos Martínez was regarded as a Father of Mexican Modernism, but his name is not widely known in the U.S. Above is Flores Mexicanas, a painting he worked on for 15 years.

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A Wedding Gift For Charles Lindbergh Goes Up On The Wall, At Last

10:51am July 23, 2020

by Susan Stamberg

In 1929, the President of Mexico gave the aviator a painting by Mexican artist Alfredo Ramos Martínez. Flores Mexicanas sat in storage at the Missouri Historical Society until 2014.

The Annenberg Space for Photography closed permanently in June. In a survey of museum directors, 33% said there was either a "significant risk" of closing permanently or that they didn't know if their institutions would survive.

One-Third Of U.S. Museums May Not Survive The Year, Survey Finds

4:30pm July 22, 2020

by Neda Ulaby

In a survey of more than 750 museum directors, 33% of them said there was either a "significant risk" of closing permanently by next fall or that they didn't know if their institutions would survive.

Atlanta Artist Spreads COVID-19 Information Through Her Art

8:01am July 18, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to artist Sherri Daye Scott about her grassroots campaign Big Facts, Little Acts, which spreads public health information through art.

A person holds a copy of the mini-zine they made to document their experience during the coronavirus crisis.

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#Quaranzine Round-Up: A Look At Pandemic Life Through The Pages Of Your Mini-Zines

5:02am July 18, 2020

A few months ago, Life Kit shared instructions on how to make a #quaranzine — a mini-zine documenting life during the pandemic. You followed those instructions — these are some of our favorites!

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Searching For The American Dream On Paradise Road

1:57pm July 11, 2020

by Claire Harbage

A photographer has crossed the United States to explore the American dream on roads named Paradise.

An employee sews a miniature dress in Dior's sewing workshop in Paris on July 4. This year Dior created a miniature collection for its haute couture show and presented it as a film.

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You May Be In Sweatpants, But COVID-19 Hasn't Stopped Haute Couture

12:01pm July 10, 2020

by Allyson Portee

In a fashion first, this season's collections were presented digitally, rather than in-person, in-Paris. The virtual venue was an opportunity for designers to experiment in the online space.

The "Confusion" mini-wardrobe, designed to express the conflicting feelings sparked by social media.

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Confused? Anxious? Prickly? Couturiers At Viktor & Rolf Have You Covered

1:01pm July 09, 2020

by Petra Mayer

These are troubled times and the high-concept fashion house is reflecting that in its fall 2020 collection — three mini-wardrobes embodying anger, confusion and, finally, love and hope.

Base for a water pipe (hookah), 1650-1700. India; Bidar, Karnataka state. Zinc alloy with inlaid silver and brass.

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Need 2 Minutes Of Calm? Inhale, Exhale ... And Click Here

9:56am July 09, 2020

by Susan Stamberg

San Francisco's Asian Art Museum has been asking staffers to highlight favorite objects in the collection. Curator Forrest McGill chose the base of a hookah, made in 17th century India.

Cunningham shot this image of Paige Alms during a free surf in Maui on Jan. 12, 2018

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Need A Day At The Beach? Tag Along With Big Wave Photographer Sachi Cunningham

7:38pm July 07, 2020

by Adriana Cargill

When Cunningham started photographing surfers two decades ago, there were very few women in her field. "I wanted to take photos of women because I had never seen photos of women," she says.

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