Lexus Let An Artist Loose On The IS And It Looks Like It Escaped A Comic Book
Strategic angle: The IS 350 gets hand-drawn lines, the RZ gets brass brake calipers, and Lexus gets interesting.
Editorial Staff Apr 7
Arts
Art, photography, design, architecture, museums, and exhibitions.
Milano Design Week Event to Highlight Prominent Techno Artists
The scheduled event on April 24th, 2026, featuring Amelie Lens and Nina Kraviz, may influence the cultural landscape of Milano Design Week and the techno music scene.
Editorial Staff Apr 7
Ukraine’s Atlas Conquered Rocks And Rivers. It Couldn’t Conquer Its Own Reserve Price
Strategic angle: Built to swim rivers and climb rocks, the six-seat Atlas ran a Bring a Trailer auction and walked away unsold
Editorial Staff Apr 6
Warsaw’s Neon Museum sparks revival of interest in cold war signs and aesthetic
Executive context: After fall of communism, signs were left to rust until museum founders began to collect and restore them As they struggled through the decades of cold war gloom and repression, Warsaw’s neon signs became symbols of light
Editorial Staff Apr 6
‘It was a way of processing violences I’ve survived’: how iconoclastic musician Arca beat burnout with frenzied painting
Executive context: After a meteoric decade in music, supporting the likes of Madonna and Beyoncé, the 36-year-old Venezuelan crashed out. Now the nightmarish paintings that got her back on track are on display Before Arca had released eigh
Editorial Staff Apr 6
Briefing: Media scraper Gallery-dl is moving to Codeberg after receiving a DMCA notice
Strategic angle: The popular media scraper Gallery-dl is transitioning to Codeberg following a DMCA notice.
Editorial Staff Apr 6
Briefing: Sex is an art form hidden in the shadows
Strategic angle: Moral panic over the pleasures of the flesh prevents us from recognizing the artistic dimension of sexuality, argues Le Monde columnist Maïa Mazaurette.
Editorial Staff Apr 6
Briefing: War in Lebanon: Art to Provide Psychological Support to Children
Strategic angle: As the strikes in Lebanon continue, children are being deeply affected by psychological trauma. In response, art is being used as a means of healing and emotional expression.
Editorial Staff Apr 5
Briefing: Marilyn Monroe’s personal belongings to go on display in new centenary exhibition
Strategic angle: The Icon Collection features clothing, documents, and personal artefacts from the legendary actress.
Editorial Staff Apr 5
Briefing: Photographer Francesca Allen Celebrates the Power of Long Hair in Lithuania
Strategic angle: In 2024, British photographer Francesca Allen traveled to Kaunas, Lithuania, to attend an annual competition honoring the country's longest hair, a symbol of female power.
Editorial Staff Apr 4
Briefing: Ukraine’s ancient Easter egg art helps preserve national identity
Strategic angle: Ukraine is preparing for Easter with the pysanka, a hand‑decorated egg whose colours and symbols differ from one region to another and carry both religious and historical meaning.
Editorial Staff Apr 3
Briefing: Dalí's 'sublime' amber medium may explain unusual aging in a museum masterpiece
Strategic angle: A multidisciplinary team investigates the unique aging process of a Dalí artwork using advanced scientific methods.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: Petrobras delivers LPG sold at steep premiums despite Lula move to annul auction, sources say
Strategic angle: Petrobras continues to supply LPG at high prices despite government efforts to reverse auction results.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: German artist sentenced to prison by Russian court for carnival display mocking Putin
Strategic angle: Jacques Tilly faces prison time for his provocative art at Düsseldorf’s Carnival parade.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: Iconic 19th Century painting sets Indian art record with $17.9m sale
Strategic angle: Yashoda and Krishna, painted by Raja Ravi Varma, beat a record set by an MF Husain work last year.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Egidio Eleuteri, the Guardian of Beauty Who Gave Voice to Time
Egidio Eleuteri was more than a scholar and critic: he was a guardian of beauty whose life was devoted to illuminating art with rare depth, rigor, and humanity. His legacy endures not only in his books and exhibitions, but in the moral and intellectual example he leaves behind.
editorial-staff Apr 2
Briefing: YouTuber Creates Stylish Covers for Controversial PS5 Design
Strategic angle: A YouTuber expresses his dislike for the PS5's design by crafting unique console covers.
Editorial Staff Apr 1
Briefing: Apple marks 50 years as new museum opens in Netherlands showcasing tech giant's history
Strategic angle: Highlights of the museum include the Apple I, Apple’s very first computer, sold originally as a bare motherboard and now a rare collector’s gem valued at over $1 million.
Editorial Staff Apr 1
THENNOW’s Double-Single: A Reflection on Fragmentation in Sound Design
The 2026 sound design landscape is marked by fragmentation, with enthusiasts gravitating towards niche communities focused on bass sound design.
Editorial Staff Mar 31
Briefing: Mercedes Spits Out Four SUVs At Once, Adds Stars To Literally Everything
Strategic angle: The facelifted GLE and GLS adopt a starry new design, three new screens, and a flat-plane crank V8.
Editorial Staff Mar 31