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an installation view of abstract crocheted wire sculptures by Ruth Asawa

‘Doing Is Living’ Highlights Five Decades of Ruth Asawa’s Biomorphic Wire Sculptures

January 7, 2025

an abstract wall hanging made from rice straw

Rice Straw Sculptures by ARKO Contemporize a Traditional Japanese Material

December 23, 2024

the side view of a painting on wood and velvet of otherworldly pink and purple flowers behind an ornate barrier reminiscent of wrought iron

Fantastic Blooms Entwine with Sculptural Motifs in Mevlana Lipp’s Imagined World

December 10, 2024

an illustration of a woman seated at a desk in front of a large stained glass window, working on her writing while it snows outside

Wonder and Warmth Emanate from Rosanna Tasker’s Vivid Illustrations

December 3, 2024

a man in a gray suit seated in a red chair is obscured by weeds bursting through a window

My Brain Took an Extended Vacation: Ben Zank Playfully Twists the Banal

November 25, 2024

an illustration of a nude man slumped over with trees and a house growing from his back

Dreamlike Narratives Arise from Alefes Silva’s Fantastic Illustrations

October 8, 2024

vibrant botanicals are collaged into a woman's figure

Vibrant Life Emanantes from Meggan Joy’s Magical Collaged Silhouettes

September 9, 2024

a dramatic black-and-white photograph of the underside of a dragon blood tree

A New Book Branches Out Across 3,500 Years to Explore Our Enchantment with Trees

August 26, 2024

a painting on wood and black velvet of otherworldly purplish-blue flowers with bright orange stamens

Mevlana Lipp’s Sculptural Paintings on Velvet Glimpse Otherworldly Alternate Realities

August 21, 2024

a diorama inside of a box with neon lights in orange and blue, filled with plants like an aquarium

Relics of Today’s World Feed an Uncanny Future in Max Hooper Schneider’s ‘Carnival of Gestation’

August 19, 2024

Otherworldly Flora and Futuristic Creatures by the Haas Brothers Illuminate the Nasher Sculpture Center Grounds

August 6, 2024

Marc Quinn’s Monumental Flowers Invite Us to Reflect Upon Our Evolving Relationship with Nature

July 22, 2024

Timeless Mesoamerican Desert Landscapes Glow in Anna Ortiz’s Vivid Paintings

June 10, 2024

the side of a building covered in a mural of green leaves

Monumental Plants Nourish and Flourish in Adele Renault’s Lush Paintings

May 24, 2024

In vibrant colors, bulbous, protruding cylindrical forms with spiky and bumpy textures resemble floral motifs such as flowers, fungi, branches, and stems.

Megan Bogonovich’s Exuberant Ceramic Sculptures Find Joy in Coexistence

May 22, 2024

Photos from 41 Countries Juxtapose Blocky Architecture and Verdant Gardens in ‘Brutalist Plants’

May 13, 2024