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.
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.
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.
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.
One museumgoer says it's a "much more comfortable experience" to view the Mona Lisa without the mobs of tourists. The Louvre put in place mask-wearing, one-way paths and other distancing measures.
Brothers Billy and Nick Smith have designed a reusable mask that's knit, not sewn. It's seamless, sustainable, and made from polyester, spandex, nylon, and an antimicrobial silver-coated yarn.
College theater student Julian Bass got big affirmation for his video where he morphs into superheroes. He talks with NPR's Scott Detrow about his sudden fame — and his love for Spider-Man.
Emancipation Memorial has stood in Park Square since 1879. It is a version of the original, in Washington, D.C., which was funded by formerly enslaved people but designed without their input.
Nearly a thousand arts organizations across the country are receiving funds from the CARES Act. But the National Endowment for the Arts says the $44 million in grants it announced today is not enough.
For the past seven years, the Los Angeles-based artist has celebrated and mourned Black lives in his work. Smith's portraits are sometimes unfinished — a reflection of Black lives cut short.
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Liz Montague, a contributing cartoonist for The New Yorker, about the role of a cartoonist during a time of social protest.
The Salvador Dalí Museum in Florida is still closed as a result of COVID-19, but an online video produced by the museum will transport you to 1929 Paris, a time when surrealism was at a crossroads.
When a group of Democratic legislators donned kente cloth at the unveiling of legislation aimed at police brutality, critics weighed in. Here's a look at kente cloth — and the controversy.
The artist Christo died at his home in New York City on Sunday. He's known for major outdoor art installations that often involved wrapping buildings and elements of nature in fabric.
Most high school proms have been cancelled due to the pandemic. Nevertheless, photojournalists gave these seniors a chance to dress up and get their prom photos taken.
All you need is a sheet of paper and a pen. Read the comic for directions on how to fold and what to write in your zine. Then share it with Life Kit on social media. We'd love to see it!
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sarah Lewis, an associate professor of art history at Harvard University, about how the lack of images makes it harder to comprehend the vast lethality of the pandemic.
When the Roosevelt administration rolled out millions of dollars to fund artists, musicians, writers and actors, it wasn't just about job creation. It was to unite a nation in turmoil.
Kirchherr, who died May 12, who took the first publicity photos of the Beatles and is credited with giving the group their signature "mop-top" haircuts. Originally broadcast in 2008.
As stay-at-home orders loosen, people will return to offices transformed by the crisis. Conference rooms, air conditioning, kitchenettes and open-floor plans are all being rethought.
An art project to shake the lockdown blues has become an online sensation as pent-up Russian speakers from across the globe reenact classic artwork to pass the time amid the pandemic.
Visual artists are focusing anew on windows in this age of social isolation. An online array of photos from the Smithsonian shines new light on windows' cultural, artistic and symbolic meaning.
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Nabil Sabet, architect and group director at M Moser Associates, about the ways the design and function of offices will have to change in the time of COVID-19.
