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"A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention," economist and computer scientist Herbert Simon warned in 1971. In our era of digital overload, it feels increasingly urgent—ironically—to remember to slow down. Too often we're distracted by one thing or...
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"I left my hometown / My hometown appears," begins a poem by artist Shuling Guo titled "Temple II," which shares its name with her forthcoming solo exhibition at Hollis Taggart Downtown . Drawing on sacred symbolism and nature, Guo delves...
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Stumbling upon a battered end table or lost mitten is an opportunity for magic in Woo Jin Joo ’s mind. The Seoul-born artist is known to gather furniture, garments, and other objects that have been left behind while walking near...
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Flowers for eyes, a horizon for a mouth... a popsicle for a holy relic? Rafael Silveira has long been interested in what he describes as "visual synonymies," which he likens to "formal correspondences between seemingly unrelated things, moments in which...
Art“I felt like I personally needed a space like this, so I decided to be the one to make it exist.”
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Twenty years ago, National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore set out on a deceptively simple multi-year mission: to create a photo archive of biodiversity. Documenting around a thousand animals each year, his ultimate goal is a portrait catalogue showcasing more than...
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When something's stable, dependable, and strong, we might say it's "like a rock." Similarly, when things become difficult and challenges feel immovable, we might find ourselves "between a rock and a hard place." These idioms suggest that perhaps especially when...
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In playful, anthropomorphized sculptures, Hannah Lim takes inspiration from historical ceramics, classical Chinese literature, and her British-Singaporean heritage. For several years, the London-based artist has been interested in the 17th- and 18th-century design phenomenon known as Chinoiserie , in which...
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Perhaps best known for her luminous portraits in collaboration with legacy magazines and fashion houses, photographer Elizaveta Porodina has also captured the smaller, yet no less striking, creatures walking this planet. Commissioned for the climate-focused publication Atmos , a radiant...
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