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Chill forest
Santa Fe, New Mexico

House of Eternal Return

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.
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For Sale: Rare Picasso Tableware that Could Fetch Millions

A complete set on auction for the first time.
Eric Grundhauser May 2, 2016
Carbon County, Utah

Nine Mile Canyon

Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.
The erstwhile home and workplace of a renegade artist
Los Angeles, California

Tom House

Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.
Lily Simonson in mid-sketch, next to a glacier.
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What It's Like To Be The Only Painter In Antarctica

Making art at the bottom of the world, where paint freezes and the best subjects are millimeters long.
Cara Giaimo April 20, 2016
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Watch a Calligrapher Turn Shopping Lists Into Art

Groceries are now more grand.
Ella Morton April 19, 2016
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Leonardo da Vinci's Living Descendants Have Been Found

Historians say they've uncovered nearly three dozen.
Erik Shilling April 15, 2016
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Watch This Psychedelic Sand Pizza Spin Into Existence

Sand art is ephemeral and mesmerizing.
Tao Tao Holmes April 14, 2016
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Found: A Gruesome Painting That May Be an Authentic Caravaggio

It may never be clear who actually painted this version of Holofernes' beheading.
Sarah Laskow April 13, 2016
C-Mine towers
Genk, Belgium

C-Mine

What was once a bustling mining installation is now a bustling hub of contemporary art.
The Dalí Museum
St. Petersburg, Florida

Salvador Dalí Museum

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.
Murinsel
Graz, Austria

Murinsel

Resting in the middle of an Austrian river, this sci-fi "island" lets people cross in neon style.
Ross Creek at night
Canning, Nova Scotia

Ross Creek Centre for the Arts

A converted cattle farm is now a hub of art and theater surrounded by nature.
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A New Underground Art Installation in Paris Where the Nazis Hid Stolen Pianos

The artist JR, in collaboration with Os Gemeos, had made a permanent installation almost no one can see.
Jessie Guy-Ryan April 2, 2016
Permanently Closed
Bradley in the shop
Santa Monica, California

Church of Type

Somewhere between an art studio and a print shop, this artists storefront is a house of worship devoted to type.
Permanently Closed
Bernie vs. Hillary unicorns, jousting eternal in velvet
Los Angeles, California

Velveteria

The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.
Lunar Etchings by Liz Helfer and Ben Foley
Abava parish, Latvia

Pedvale Open Air Art Museum

Surreal works of unreal stone and metal dot the landscape of this Latvian art park.
Hollyhock House
Los Angeles, California

Barnsdall Art Park

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.