This week: a new museum of Chumash history and culture, Sally Ride gets the doc she deserves, the future of fireflies, the beauty of “ugly” Instagram cakes, and much more.

“I like renting short-term studios in shared spaces — it makes me feel free.”

The beauty of Iranian brickwork, the murderous silence on Gaza, the truth about Coldplay, and the anglerfish that touched the hearts of millions.

“The work grows with the size of my space.”

This week: preserving Toni Morrison’s childhood home, graffiti artist Michael Stewart’s legacy, Gen Z stare discourse, a mini model of NYC, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, and more.

“In Ghana, my favorite ‘museum’ isn’t a traditional building at all. It’s the local artists and artisans themselves.”

This week: Houston’s legendary muralist, the history of slo-mo in film, NYC art schools see an increase in applicants, whales speak with bubbles, Moo Deng turns one, and much more.

“I’m drawn to how things fold, hold, or blur together.”

This week: Coney Island’s mermaid parade, medical museums rethink their collections, anthropologists and curvy statues, a baby yak named Burrito, and more.

“Gardening keeps me preoccupied as my ideas continue to germinate.”

This week: the Black Arts Movement’s radical aesthetics, Gatsby boat tours, advice columns, Hot Girls for Zohran, Gen Z dumps glitter on ICE, and much more.

“Sometimes, I need to live with a piece to fall in love with it and get rid of any doubt that brews, a struggle many artists know well.”

“I can paint in my pajamas and at any time of day.”

This week: when Toni Morrison edited Barbara Chase-Riboud, trans women artists in Mexico, Jane Austen paraphernalia, a pigeon pageant on the High Line, and much more.

This week: art adorns the steps of the Brooklyn museum, animals as sculptors, Sly Stone’s musical revolution, lessons from Kurdish women journalists, flying zebras, and much more.

“I have come to welcome spontaneity.”

This week: Alison Bechdel has a new graphic novel, Noor Abdalla on facing motherhood alone, Nathan Fielder’s unhinged brilliance, a vegetable orchestra in London, and more.

“This space is a creative mess, and I like it that way. It feels alive.”

This week: archiving BLM protest art, Walt Whitman selfies, the legacy of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, being Black at art school, hummingbird evolution, and much more. 

“When the spirit moves me and the work goes well, I dance.”

“Central heating would be nice.”

This week: Mona Chalabi on animating hijabis, the history of screensavers, Mexican activists fight big tech, the flip phone revolution, Pedro Pascal cookies, and much more.

This week: Joe Sacco on truth and art, the invention of “close reading,” a century of Mrs. Dalloway, Google gets a makeover, the biggest and smallest dogs meet, and much more.

“There’s a Rauschenberg piece I like to sit with to reconnect with why I make art at all.”

This week: plagiarizing indie media, how artist Cory Arcangel saved a digital legacy, NYC's tech boom, AI videos in courts, and more.

“My studio currently stores all the supplies for the Queer Liberation March.”

This week: surviving as an artist in New York City, nostalgic ’90s ads, Mohsen Madawi walks free, the Northern Lights speak, a seven-year-old’s gallery opening, and more.

“You become part of the studio's rhythm, and in that negotiation, something shifts in the work.”

This week: colonial photography through a Diné lens, Kikkoman soy sauce bottle design, Canadian nationalism on the rise, Australian twins become a meme, and much more.

“This workspace allows the out of doors to come in.”

“I always joke that I am working diligently on my PhD — Projects Half-Done.”

“I start at 6am when the light is really beautiful.”

“The hardwood floors are perfect for dance breaks during the day.”

“My studio has tile flooring, which is forgiving when it comes to messes.”

“I begin my studio day by putting a half-hour workout on the Peloton.”

“The ability to step back and view the composition from a distance is just as important as being close to the surface.”

“I love that I have a studio — that is a seriously magnificent fact.”

“I always have at least two dogs keeping me company while I work.”

“I'm finding that the plants have started taking over my life and creativity.”

“Water has become my actual medium.”

“I almost never allow myself to sink into the feeling of guilt or shame about not getting enough work done.”

“I love that I can be here with my family, we can create together, and what we create can exist side by side.”

“Being surrounded by our work feels like being surrounded by children — it brings us immense joy, but it can also make our minds restless.”

“After teaching middle school for years, quiet still feels like a rare and precious luxury. Many ideas come to me amidst this silence.”

“My studio, in a sense, is an escape where I can re-enter my art world and create.”

“Fabrics are everywhere — we touch them, they clothe us, they contain histories and memories.”

“My one true love is oil paint.”

“The LA sunsets are always amazing colors that I love seeing next to my paintings.”

“Rainy dreary days are good for crocheting and sunny days are good for drawing.”

“I like to use oil paints on a reflective surface, bending the light to my will.”