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Claude Lalanne: the French sculptor who turned nature into art you could live withCulture

Claude Lalanne: the French sculptor who turned nature into art you could live with

French sculptor Claude Lalanne spent her career blurring the line between art and design, casting nature in bronze to create surrealist objects that are as functional as they are unforgettable.

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Japan's Setouchi islands are turning the art world's attention to a quieter corner of the countryTravel

Japan's Setouchi islands are turning the art world's attention to a quieter corner of the country

Naoshima has long been on art lovers' travel lists, but writer Lale Arikoglu reports for Condé Nast Traveler that the broader Setouchi island region offers a richer, more layered experience than any single island can provide.

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The art on restaurant walls has more stories to tell than you'd thinkFood

The art on restaurant walls has more stories to tell than you'd think

The art hanging in your favorite restaurants often carries decades of history and deeply personal stories. A new Eater feature is a reminder to look up from the menu once in a while.

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Online art auctions are booming - and younger buyers are leading the chargeCulture

Online art auctions are booming - and younger buyers are leading the charge

Online-only fine art sales reached $423.9 million USD in 2025, with average prices up 270% from pre-pandemic levels - driven in large part by a new generation of digital-first collectors.

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Meet the manga artist who painted Tokyo's soul into Forza Horizon 6Culture

Meet the manga artist who painted Tokyo's soul into Forza Horizon 6

Manga artist Inko Takita channelled the energy of Shibuya Crossing into a cast of living, character-driven billboard murals for Forza Horizon 6's Kanto region.

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Why a century-old urinal still has the art world asking questionsCulture

Why a century-old urinal still has the art world asking questions

Marcel Duchamp's readymades are back on view in New York at MoMA and Gagosian, and they're still asking the same unresolved questions about authorship, value, and the role of the viewer that made them radical a century ago.

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This artist is turning traffic cones and shopping carts into breathtaking stained glass sculpturesCulture

This artist is turning traffic cones and shopping carts into breathtaking stained glass sculptures

Artist Pia Hinz transforms mundane industrial objects like traffic cones and shopping carts into glowing stained glass sculptures, using traditional craft to make us see the everyday in a completely new way.

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The hidden house museum in Washington Heights you need to know aboutCulture

The hidden house museum in Washington Heights you need to know about

The Washington Heights home of Beat Generation artist George Nelson Preston has become a house museum filled with personal history and creative legacy - and it's a cultural gem worth discovering.

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