Grace Ebert From Nobuhito Nishigawara’s gilded drips to Andrés Anza’s spiny forms that could seemingly scuttle away at any moment, an eclectic array of works go on view this month for Ceramic Brussels. In its second year, the annual gathering is the only international art fair devoted entirely to the medium. The 2025 edition

Kate Mothes We’re more selective these days about how we use the word “meta,” but when it comes to OK Go’s latest release, the band has created—bear with us here—a music video using phones about videos made with phones. Known for elaborately choreographed music videos that bring pop songs to life through playful, chromatic,

Kate Mothes In 2010, the newly established Common Core State Standards program, which outlines skills and knowledge students should acquire between kindergarten and high school, did not include cursive in its English requirements. As a result, many young people can no longer read or write in cursive. But if you can—or are willing to

Jackie Andres After ending another year of record-breaking climate statistics, we stand at the precipice of 2025, which has already revealed its own devastating challenges. As the window for meaningful change continues to narrow during the next several years, we’re left to wonder what the world might look like if we stay on this

Jackie Andres “Listening to the material is a central principle in my work,” Matias Karsikas says. Combining elements of glass, wood, and ceramics, the Helinski-based artist draw upon nature’s persistence despite human intervention. Karsikas’ botanical sculptures rest between artificial and organic. While bold hues of hand-blown glass neatly bloom into symmetrical petals and small

Kate MothesPrior to the 20th century, apartment buildings and row houses were often built with shared walls between adjoining properties. Intrigued by these aging structures, Vienna-based artist Asya Marakulina began cataloging examples she first noticed on walks around her former home in St. Petersburg, Russia. “Since houses in the 19th century were built without gaps

Kate MothesWhether enclosed in clear acrylic or seemingly sliced from a single tree, Joyce Lin’s sculptures examine themes of interconnectedness and the Anthropocene, which describes our planet’s most recent epoch and the way humans significantly impact its ecosystems and climate. “I am both disturbed and captivated by the paradoxes of industrialized society,” Lin says in