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December 14, 2025

Photographic Retrospective Offers an Evocative, Fantastical Journey Through Mexico in 200+ Images

When a 27-year-old Graciela Iturbide enrolled at the Centrode Estudios Cinematográficos in 1969, she had at first intended to become a film director. It didn’t take long, though, for Iturbide to abandon that path altogether and instead veer toward photography. Within a year, she was working under Mexican modernist Manuel Álvarez Bravo, accompanying him on various photographic journeys across Mexico.

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December 12, 2025

Misty Copeland Speaks About How Resilience Can Turn Pain Into Beauty

Dancer Misty Copeland made history in 2015, when she became the first African-American woman in the history of the American Ballet Theatre to be promoted to principal dancer. While she is truly a generational talent, her path to success wasn’t an easy one. Now that she has taken her final bow, Copeland is looking back at her career, reflecting on how resilience has been a driving force throughout her life.

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December 11, 2025

Breathtaking Indoor Cloud Installation Made of Painted Panels Suspended in Mid-Air

Suspended in the atrium of the State Docking Building in Topeka, Kansas, this pink fluffy cloud looks like it just floated indoors. Astra was created by Vancouver Island-based artist David Spriggs, who’s known for his atmospheric installations that blur the line between the 2D and 3D worlds. Astra might look like a real cloud or a huge piece of cotton candy, but the incredible work is actually made from layers of transparent planes.

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