Art

A group of artistic men in suits playing saxophones with genius skill.
The answer may lie in the power to see far, far beyond yourself.
Banksy mural Ukraine
In war zones, aggressors steal art to eradicate the cultural heritage of others. Victims, meanwhile, sell stolen art in order to survive.
A painting of a group of people around a table with an air pump.
Science and technology were making early modern Europe a better place to live, but at what cost?
A painting challenging perception with the words 'c'est pas une pipe'.
Defamiliarization is a common tool in the arts. Here we learn how seeing things from a different angle can lead to billion-dollar success.
A still of Janet Leigh screaming in Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho' beside an image of Alfred Hitchcock holding a finger to his mouth as if shushing someone.
Pure cinema is about removing redundancy so that even the smallest detail serves a purpose in relation to the bigger picture.
A scientifically-inspired painting of animals in a cave.
Art isn't a side note in human history; it's the main text.
A man is using mitti attar on a clay pot in front of a fire.
In Kannauj, perfumers have been making monsoon-infused mitti attar for centuries.
A collection of written profiles featuring men with beards and moustaches.
Voyage into the lawless world of experimental literature.
A man experiences Stendhal syndrome while smiling in front of a red light frame.
The strange case of cultured ultra-thief Stéphane Breitwieser — who claims “art is my drug” — has divided opinion. Is it Stendhal syndrome?
Two men sitting in front of a modern typewriter.
Probability, lacking solid theoretical foundations and burdened with paradoxes, was jokingly called the “theory of misfortune.”
a black and white drawing of two men in a library.
A new book by historian and author Paul Strathern argues that the Northern European Renaissance has long been overlooked.
a drawing of a clown wearing a red and blue hat.
Rather than sending serial killer art to auctions, it should be sent to abnormal psychologists for research.
a man with glasses is looking out a window.
Man does not live by measurement alone.
John Templeton Foundation
a large building in the middle of a forest.
How one man's divine dream became a poultry-shaped reality.
a little girl holding a butterfly in her hand.
Awe-inspiring moments can be found in our daily lives, and they have surprising benefits for our health and sense of well-being.
Steven Spielberg in front of a pterodactyl
AI helped create films like "Jurassic Park" and "A.I.", so Steven Spielberg and other artists shouldn't worry about losing their jobs.
Caspar David Friedrich Romanticism
For Nietzsche, a great work of art can either veil the horror of reality or – better yet – help us face it.
"Painfully forced" is how one contemporary critic described Fitzgerald's writing style.
Étienne-Louis Boullée, Cenotaph tomb for Isaac Newton
From the Palace of the Soviets to The Illinois, these unmade buildings would have taken the art of architecture to whole new heights.
Video games matter. Their continued technological and artistic development is reshaping the way we satisfy our ancient need to tell stories.
Unlock the full potential of your creativity with holistic detachment. This is the way of the editor.
Ivan the Terrible and his son
Created in the 1880s, "Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan," which depicts a father murdering his son, divides Russians to this day.
maps stamps
When maps meet stamps, you get a love child called "cartophilately."
Vermeer the Art of Painting
Without Étienne-Joseph-Théophile Thoré, the genius of the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer would have been lost to time.