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Keeping the Art of Knot Tying Alive

A guild of knotters won't let this historic craft die.

Eric Grundhauser February 23, 2017

Hammering Man close-up

Seattle, Washington

Hammering Man

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

Lenin's head looks out over all.

Sofia, Bulgaria

Museum of Socialist Art

A collection of art from Bulgaria's time as a communist state.

Prague, Czechia

'Trifot'

An Orwellian sculpture with eyeball cameras watches passersby.

A model of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Gladbrook, Iowa

Matchstick Marvels Museum

A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.

Watch Lights in Madison Square Park Pulse to Heartbeats

Artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer creates art installations with heart rate monitors.

Lauren Young February 14, 2017

Stravinsky Fountain

The Stravinsky Fountain

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

Elephants in a 13th century manuscript.

Why Did Medieval Artists Give Elephants Trunks That Look Like Trumpets?

Maybe not just because they didn't know what elephants looked like.

Sarah Laskow February 10, 2017

Watch a Mesmerizing Display of Fire Spirals on Loop

Oh sweet flames.

Lauren Young February 9, 2017

Ruth Asawa's San Francisco fountain in Union Square.

San Francisco, California

Ruth Asawa’s San Francisco Fountain

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

Ido Michaeli's "Black Panther Got Loose From the Bronx Zoo."

A 1902 Panther Escape Becomes Political

Ido Michaeli's new tapestry, "Black Panther Got Loose From the Bronx Zoo," brings allegory to a zoo breakout.

Cara Giaimo February 9, 2017

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

The Dome of Light

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

"Planet X Pottery" roadside sign

Gerlach, Nevada

Planet X Pottery

A unique solar-powered pottery studio and gallery in the desert.

State College, Pennsylvania

Willard Mural

No one knows who painted this mysterious mural in a Penn State basement.

A soldier's room, recreated with original furniture and other items.

A Dictator's Nuclear Bunker Gets a Second Life as an Art Space

And it's still pretty creepy.

Pablo Esparza February 3, 2017

The illustrator behind this strip of Ally Sloper, "Cruelty To Judy's New Contributor," has been forgotten for years.

Marie Duval, the Pioneering 19th-Century Cartoonist That History Forgot

She's responsible for developing the world of Ally Sloper, one of England's most iconic comic characters.

Lauren Young February 1, 2017

Lost? Look at the ground.

New York, New York

Spotlight on Broadway Map

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

Port Townsend's Stranger Lake, carved with Dave Chuljian's short-lived ice artwork.

A Washington Dentist Skated a Whole Pond Into Swirly Ice Art

He was excited about the cold weather.

Cara Giaimo January 25, 2017