The aesthetic and existential possibilities that Pedro Guevara opens through his practices summon us to sustain an attentive gaze toward how we perceive the world in relation to our authentic growth and existential harmony, bearing in mind that his artistic doing never detaches itself from lived practice when establishing its discourse...

The Pattern & Decoration (P&D) movement, once dismissed for its embrace of "decorative" arts, is now celebrated for challenging traditional art hierarchies. Explore its legacy and modern-day echoes in Cincinnati, where creative hubs like the Freeport Row Art Alley are contributing to a thriving art scene, with a mural by Esteban Leyva at Liberty and Elm streets.

Forty years ago, the American photographer Nan Goldin published what is now widely regarded as one of the most influential photobooks in contemporary art. That is the view of Jacqui Palumbo—journalist, editor, and producer specializing in art and culture—who covered this event for CNN. Titled The Ballad of Sexual Dependency, the book documents Goldin’s life in New York City’s East Village throughout the 1970s and 1980s, with forays into Chicago, London, and Mexico City.

The latest issue of Australian Science Illustrated—issue 121, February—brings a great deal of interesting material. It is not a journal as serious as Science; it is, rather, a popular-science magazine. It seems aimed at a broad, family readership. Still, its articles are intelligent and very well written. It publishes features on science in general and technology, with a clear preference for content on outer space, medicine, archaeology, and nature.

Salgado is indispensable to twentieth-century photography. His unmistakable images of vast crowds working—fighting to survive the world’s violence—remain permanently fresh in the memory of those of us who love the medium. So do his extraordinary photographs of the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan, along with the work he produced while covering the conflicts in Rwanda and the Balkans, among many others...

The Clark Art Institute is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious cultural institutions in the United States. Located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, it has been devoted to the study and exhibition of art since 1955. The Institute uniquely combines a museum of the highest caliber with a leading research center—the Research and Academic Program—positioning it as an international point of reference for art historians, curators, and scholars...

Edgar Su won the top prize at the World Sports Photography Awards 2026 with this photograph of Carlos Alcaraz in full action. Amateur Photographer, in its January 27, 2026 issue, reports the award and reproduces the image.
The photograph is titled Carlos’ Shadow Hits a Ball and was taken during an actual match. One could easily swear it was shot in a studio, so precise is it that it unsettles.

It is generally understood that national museums ought to be the natural custodians of their cultural memory.
Spaces where the history of national art is presented in an ordered and intelligible form. Where foundational images can still be contemplated. Yet, primarily for reasons of funding, an increasing number of state institutions...

Richard Hoare presents Edge of Light | Journeys Across a Frontier at Messum’s (London). From 7 to 30 January 2026, Messum’s (David Messum Fine Art) brings together a selection of recent works by the British painter, conceived along the Atlantic edge. The gallery frames this territory as a threshold: a place where sea and horizon blur, and light seems to force its way through skies that are dense, unstable, and perpetually in flux.