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A New Searchable Public Domain Archive Collects 10,000+ Images Free for Use

January 15, 2025

the interior of a kiln tomb in Saqqara of a doctor named Tetinebefou, with brightly colored walls and relief carvings in stone

In Saqqara, Archaeologists Uncover the Sumptuous 4,100-Year-Old Tomb of a Royal Physician

January 15, 2025

a detail of a vibrantly colored architectural pavilion made of metal poles and rope at night

Vibrant, Immersive Installations by Poh Sin Studio Emphasize Vulnerability as a Strength

January 15, 2025

a mug and paper airplane sculpture that appear to made of lined paper atop white notepad

Paper or Porcelain? Saori Matsushita Folds Delicate Ceramic into Playful Objects

January 14, 2025

an installation view of a maximalist exhibition by artist Lauren Halsey, featuring numerous collaged photographs, reflective surfaces, Black figures, patterns, and prismatic colors

Lauren Halsey’s ’emajendat’ Is an Energetic Celebration of South Central Los Angeles

January 14, 2025

a trio of vibrant embroidered sculptural flowers on wood oval panels

Nosheen Iqbal Translates Pakistani Craft Traditions into Vivid Sculptural Embroideries

January 13, 2025

a realistic relief textile work of a dog lounging on a tiled floor, made via rug hooking

Lifelike Canines Lounge in Emily O’Leary Uncanny Hooked Rugs

January 13, 2025

Time and Geography Dissolve in Otherworldly Landscapes by Sholto Blissett

January 10, 2025

an aerial view of a giant rooftop mural of realistic butterflies arranged as if in a specimen case

Mantra’s Murals Collect Enormous Butterflies in Building-Size Specimen Cases

January 10, 2025

a hyperrealistic oil painting of a crinkled ornamental carpet

Tens of Thousands of Individual Dots Bring Ornamental Rugs to Life in Antonio Santín’s Paintings

January 9, 2025

a wall installation made using blue-and-white fiber and blue-and-white glazed ceramic plates with the fiber connecting through holes in the plates and draping elegantly

Nicole McLaughlin’s Mixed-Media Sculptures Celebrate Craft, Heritage, and New Life

January 8, 2025

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

a detail of a white porcelain vessel embroidered with blue cotton thread

Embroidered Ceramic Vessels by Caroline Harrius Merge Disparate Crafts

January 7, 2025

a surreal oil painting of a woman in a pink dress, standing in a gray room holding a string, connected to an owl, with a painting in the background of a castle tower in a landscape

Gertrude Abercrombie’s Autobiographical Surrealism Traverses Dreams and Reality

January 6, 2025

a glass and ceramic sculpture of a woman standing with a deer

Ceramics and Glass Merge in Christina Bothwell’s Transformative Sculptures

January 6, 2025