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December 12, 2025

Introspective Paintings Explore Emotion Through Strange, Otherworldly Landscapes

For Los Angeles-based artist Seonna Hong, painting isn’t simply an exercise in visual representation. It’s also an opportunity to mine emotional terrains, transforming internal experiences into universal statements through otherworldly landscapes and figures. These practices are at the heart of her latest solo exhibition, titled Cognitive Dissonance. The show gathers several of Hong’s paintings from this past year, each radiating with moody, Gauguin-like color palettes.

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Hybrid Paintings With Threads Weaving Through Explores Ideas of “Home” [Interview]

In the past few decades, fiber art has exploded onto the global stage, seeing artists reimagine the limits—and the historical meaning—of media like textiles, weaving, crocheting, embroidery, and so much more. Zoë Buckman is one such artist. For years, Buckman has considered such themes as domesticity, labor, and womanhood through the lens of painting.

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December 11, 2025

‘Hippopotame Bar’ Shatters Design Auction Records, Sells for $31.4 Million

In 1976, François-Xavier Lalanne produced a rather unusual bar in the shape of a hippopotamus. A unique piece composed of hand-wrought copper, steel, and wood, Hippopotame Bar is a cabinet of whimsy, complete with hidden compartments that pop out of the animal’s side, including a revolving bottle rack, ice bucket, and food tray. Now, nearly five decades after its creation, the bar was sold for a staggering $31.

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New Study Suggests Alzheimer’s Disease Could Be Slowed by Walking 5,000 Steps a Day

Walking is a very effective and accessible exercise that can keep you healthy throughout your life. Besides keeping you physically fit, a new study shows that it could have additional mental benefits down the line. The study, led by Mass General Brigham, an integrated health system based in Boston, found that taking a daily stroll could help slow down the cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

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