When machine learning meets surrealist art meets Reddit, you get DALL-E mini
DALL-E is the AI image generator social media users are employing to crank out bizarre art memes that range from beautiful to horrifying.
Art & Design
A provocative exhibit at NYC's Met Museum takes a new point of view
The exhibit explores how Native Americans have used water. But it also points out how political water is.
Visual artist Sam Gilliam has died at 88
The Washington, D.C.-based painter became famous for his Drape works — vibrantly painted pieces of fabric that he hung by clips and could never be presented the same way twice.
An artist in Ukraine captures the war in black and white
Vladyslav Krasnoshchok describes himself as a "geopolitical surrealist" painter. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began, he's been photographing the war with a vintage Olympus 35 mm camera.
The Smithsonian selects four possible sites for new museums for women and Latinos
The National Women's History Museum and the National Museum of the American Latino were authorized by Congress in 2020.
The St. Regis Chicago is the world's tallest structure designed by a woman
Scott Simon speaks with Jeanne Gang, the architect behind the St. Regis Chicago. The 101-story skyscraper is the world's tallest structure designed by a woman.
Must-see art from Senegal's Biennale: Sculptures of sugar, paintings of old postcards
Sidelined by the pandemic, the Dakar Biennale is back. The theme of this year's festival is "Ĩ Ndaffa" — meaning "out of the fire," as artists forge bold visions of the world.
Gordon Parks' photography masterfully captured the range of Black life in America
One of the country's most celebrated photographers, Gordon Parks used his camera as a weapon against racial injustice. Howard University has recently acquired more than 250 of Parks' images.
San Francisco's transit system is dispensing short stories to commuters
San Francisco's transit system hopes short stories printed on receipts for riders will benefit both commuters and creative writers.
The cake attack isn't the first time 'Mona Lisa' has been targeted over the years
A man who seems to have been disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair threw a piece of cake at the Mona Lisa in Paris.This is the fifth attack the painting has endured in the past 60 years.