Artist Jeffrey Gibson will represent the U.S. at the Venice Biennale in 2024, the first Indigenous artist to have a solo exhibition in the U.S Pavilion at the international art event. Brian Barlow hide caption
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"It's not emotionally easy to come by here anymore," Neda Sharghi said of this alley in Washington, D.C. Her brother Emad Shargi, depicted above, remains in Iran's Evin prison. Steve Inskeep/NPR hide caption
'This has become a sacred alley.' The face of Emad Shargi imprisoned in Iran
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Why it's OK to judge a book by its cover (and more tips on how to find a great read)
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Fragile Cargo recounts Chinese curators' efforts to rescue priceless artworks ahead of and during war with Japan in the 1930s. It's the first time the story has been told in English. Simon & Schuster hide caption
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Museum visitors explore Cellphone: Unseen Connections at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Smithsonian Institution hide caption
How DOES your cellphone work? A new exhibition dials into the science
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James Abbott McNeill Whistler's famous 1871 oil on canvas was actually conceived as "an experiment in color." It's called Arrangement in Gray and Black No.1: Portrait of the Artist's Mother. Jean Schormans/RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource NY hide caption
When Whistler's model didn't show up, his mom stepped in — and made art history
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Wildflower is the new memoir from Aurora James, founder of the luxury accessories brand Brother Vellies as well as the Fifteen Percent Pledge. Penguin Random House hide caption
The creator of luxury brand Brother Vellies is fighting for justice in fashion
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Mahsa Amini peers out from a mural by Rodrigo Pradel that covers an entire building side in a Washington, D.C. alley. Amini's death in police custody in Iran last year led to protests and a revolutionary movement. Rodrigo Pradel hide caption
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Vanity Fair's Radhika Jones talks Rupert Murdoch and Little House on the Prairie
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Russell Craig, "Cognitive Thinking," 2023. Courtesy of the artist and Ford Foundation Gallery hide caption
Particle Shrine, an installation that converts cosmic ray data into music and lighting, at Science Gallery London. Jack Latimer/Science Gallery London hide caption
A scientist and musician are collaborating to turn cosmic ray data into art
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Keith Haring at his Pop Shop in SoHo, 1986 Tseng Kwong Chi / Muna Tseng Dance Projects Inc./The Keith Haring Foundation hide caption