Glowing Paintings by Francesco Pirazzi Meditate on the Enigmas of Absence
“For me, paintings represent an attempt (sometimes more successful, sometimes less so) to grasp a ‘something’ that for some reason deeply moves me, agitates me,” says Turin-based artist Francesco...
View ArticleJames Turrell’s 100th ‘Skyspace’ Opens in Aarhus
The pioneering perceptual artist James Turrell marked a career milestone this month with the opening of his 100th Skyspace, a site-specific architectural installation with a simple construction: a...
View ArticleElliot McGucken Suspends Einstein’s ‘Light Cones’ Over Desert Expanses
Albert Einstein once said that “the most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.” For Dr. Elliot...
View ArticleMatte Marble Dust Glimmers Across Marin Majic’s Enigmatic Scenes
Layers of colored pencil and marble dust worked into an oil-like substance flood the linen planes on which Marin Majic works. The Brooklyn-based artist builds upon a foundational drawing, blending...
View Article130+ Artists Illuminate the Vast Creative Possibilities of the Nightlight
Artists iterating on a seemingly mundane object is one of our favorite exhibition concepts. Vintage envelopes, coasters, and matchboxes are just a fraction of the items galleries have offered as...
View ArticleMirei Monticelli’s Handwoven Banana-Fiber Lamps Swell Between Material and...
Milan-based Filipina designer Mirei Monticelli creates biomorphic lighting fixtures that toe the line between sculpture and utility. Undulating outward and glowing from within, the artist’s works feel...
View ArticleBespoke Glass Studio’s Sculptures Challenge Traditional Conventions of...
With a stained glass window, light filters through to illuminate narrative scenes or geometric patterns, but it’s primarily the window itself that draws our attention. For Lesley Green of Bespoke...
View ArticleVibrant Victorian-Era Transparencies Illuminate a Host of Microscopic Creatures
During the Victorian era, innovators made huge leaps with optical technologies. It was the period of the stereoscope and an early projector known as the magic lantern, not to mention one in which...
View ArticleDozens of Suspended ‘Halos’ Glimmer in a Florentine Factory
Earlier this month, dozens of metallic discs suspended from the ceiling of a large industrial space invited viewers to immerse themselves in what SpY describes as “a continuous choreography of...
View ArticleStained Glass Objects by Pia Hinz Reflect the Contrast Between Strength and...
Building sites and agricultural areas are typically described by the utilitarian operations that shape them—rugged, harsh, and often back-breaking. They are spaces that resist softness, built quite...
View ArticleA Wooden Canopy by Kengo Kuma Casts Dappled Light Around a Copenhagen Museum
At Copenhagen Contemporary, Kengo Kuma and his team have honed in on the Japanese concept of komorebi, which reflects the unique interplay of light and shadow that occurs when the sun filters through...
View ArticleLiz West Transforms a Bristol Parking Garage into a Kaleidoscopic Passageway
Who said parking garages were just for cars? British artist and color devotee Liz West has transformed a single floor of a typical concrete structure into an immersive chromatic environment fit for...
View ArticleWith 200+ Artworks, ‘Rainbow Dreams’ Revels in the Vast Creativity of the...
From Do Ho Suh’s ethereal architecture to Kimsooja’s irridescent mirrors to Lauren Halsey’s fringed tapestry, a new book from Monacelli celebrates a broad spectrum of light and color. Rainbow Dreams...
View ArticleDabin Ahn Lingers in Loss in a Mournful Series of Sculptural Paintings
Dabin Ahn has always been interested in the way objects and materials become markers of life. The Chicago-based artist renders delicate vessels, pottery shards, and taper candles with warm wax pooled...
View ArticleAn Expansive New ‘Skyspace’ by Perceptual Artist James Turrell Debuts in Aarhus
Since the 1960s, James Turrell has been a pioneer of what he describes as “perceptual art,” exploring the dynamics of light, space, scale, and human feeling in a wide range of installations. His...
View ArticleLuftwerk Transforms Paint and Aluminum into Radiant Explorations of Sunlight
Topped with a roof shaped like a crabshell, Le Corbusier’s Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut is a sanctuary amid the French mountainside. The 1955 construction rests atop a hill in Ronchamp, standing...
View ArticleHari & Deepti Conjure Magical Narratives with Illuminated Paper Sculptures
With the flip of a switch, the enchanting scenes by Hari & Deepti awaken with a soft, yellow light. The husband-and-wife duo have been working with white paper since 2010, when they began...
View ArticlePhotographers Around the World Capture Astonishing Auroras During the Solar...
From Iceland’s Arctic Henge to snowy forests, the vistas represented in the 2025 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year contest highlight the visual symphony of geomagnetic light phenomena. Paired...
View ArticleTomislav Topić Meticulously Layers Hundreds of Panels into Prismatic Mesh...
From dozens of painted mesh fabric panels, Tomislav Topić’s undulating, site-specific installations transform airy spaces into immersive experiences. Superimposed in layers that are meticulously...
View ArticleThrough Illuminated Compositions, Raúl de Nieves Transforms a Hall into a...
In a monumental new installation, Raúl de Nieves brings Catholic imagery, Mexican folklore, and tarot into dazzling view. For “In Light of Innocence,” Pioneer Works’ Main Hall transforms into a...
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