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Monday, May 25, 2026

A concentrated Black man works on his laptop and drinks coffee in a café

A woman wearing a white blazer works on a MacBook Pro at a brown wooden table

The Drum Archive Shop uses iconic images from Drum magazine, drawn from the Bailey’s African History Archive, and reinterprets them on products such as notebooks, greeting cards, T-shirts, and posters

A focused Black man working on a laptop and sipping coffee in a café

A woman in a white blazer sits at a brown wooden table, working on a MacBook Pro

Echoes of an African drum

The Drum magazine writers and hood intellectualism

Queen Emma and Queen Liliʻuokalani, depicted against the backdrop of the Hawaiian Kingdom, symbolizing competing visions of sovereignty, legitimacy, and female authority during a pivotal moment in Hawaiʻi’s political history

Queen Emma and Queen Liliʻuokalani

Power, legitimacy, and the 1874 succession crisis

Northeast of the city Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea, in the rural Paiya Village, an Asaro mudman dons his ancestral clay mask, embodying the fierce spirit of a tribal warrior

Asaro Mudmen clay masks: origins and cultural legacy

Explore the mystical origins and spiritual significance of Papua New Guinea's iconic tradition

Begnas Lake, located in Lekhnath, Kaski District, Nepal, is a tranquil freshwater lake surrounded by rural villages and scenic Himalayan foothill

Begnas Lake: Nepal’s quiet alternative to mass tourism

How nature, culture, and community shape a model for sustainable and slow travel

On the Street

Advanced Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) in a high-tech laboratory, showcasing its capabilities in nanoscale imaging and material analysis across various scientific fields

Science & Technology

Mastering SEM: advanced imaging techniques and applications

Unlock the potential of SEM techniques for nanoscale imaging in materials science, nanotechnology, and life sciences

Crafted entirely from locally sourced bamboo, The Arc at Green School in Bali, Indonesia, stands as a living example of how nature and architecture can evolve together

Architecture & Design

Strange structures and smarter designs

Modern architects are pushing boundaries with unexpected materials blending innovation, sustainability, and style in bold new ways

The Walled Garden, Sunbury-on-Thames

It's my turn now

Vietnam's "golden bridge" in Ba Na Hills

Economy & Politics

Steer clear of red herrings: Grant v Mahler

Hygiene’s philosophical advice to the World Health Assembly

Affection

Lack of affection

Search for complementation

Untitled- Polymer Clay, Beads - 2x4.5x2.25, 2016

Repetition, Reincarnation and the Sensual

Interview with the New York City-based artist Sky Kim

Architecture & Design

A forgotten factory space with high ceilings and exposed framework, representing the potential for converting industry into habitation

Adaptive reuse in residential architecture

How repurposed buildings are addressing urban growth, cost, and environmental concerns

The Palais de la Porte Dorée is an exhibition hall located at 293 Avenue Daumesnil, on the edge of the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France

Art Deco: the geometry of prestige

A perspective on the spatial language of society

Art

Cover of the book Michelangelo and the dream of the Sistine Chapel co-authored by Valentina Ansuini and Jade Bajeot and Illustrated by Sabrina Gabrielli

Michelangelo and the Dream of the Sistine

An illustrated children’s book about Michelangelo and his challenging work in the Sistine Chapel

Artist Ellsworth Kelly recalls his first encounter with abstraction and reflects on how his decades-long fascination with line, form, and color shaped both his paintings and his creative process. This video was filmed shortly before his passing in 2015 by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, USA

Ellsworth Kelly: monumental space

Shaping perception and movement through color, form, and scale

Culture

A young woman stands at a train station while staring at her phone, reflecting social isolation and digital disconnection in modern urban society

Who decides who is vulnerable?

Resilience, social wellbeing, and the hidden biases behind inclusion and exclusion

Young Girl Reading by Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot (1796–1875)

"Sophie’s world": a journey through philosophy

From ancient myth to modern existentialism

Economy & Politics

Well-being, attention, and care are essential to comply with the safety measures in manufacturing

The link between worker wellness and safety compliance

How mental health and fatigue can endanger individuals

A portrait of a blonde woman driving a bus

The unofficial public transport code of conduct

A commuter’s semi-legal survival guide to buses, born of trauma, observation, and the noble art of passive-aggression

Entertainment

Death Stranding (2019) is an action-adventure game developed by Kojima Productions and originally published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It marks Hideo Kojima and his studio’s first project after parting ways with Konami in 2015

The era of playable cinema

From “interactive movies” to narrative worlds you actually live in, not just watch

Weathered hands gliding across the oud’s strings, representing the preservation of Morocco’s musical memory

Raymond Allon and the soul of Shaabi

How Raymond Allon preserved Morocco’s folk traditions through music rooted in memory, storytelling, and cultural identity

Fashion

During the 50s, leather jackets became one of the earliest symbols of rock culture. They are still relevant nowadays

Rock & threads: how music rewrote the language of fashion

From rebellion to runway — the story of how rock music transformed clothing into a cultural statement

Anthony Verlaine, French adventurer and founder of the sustainable fashion project Verlaine & Rimbaud, reflecting on fashion, nature, identity, and contemporary ideas of masculinity

Anthony Verlaine and the art of adventure

Exploring masculinity, sustainability, and aesthetics through extreme journeys

Feature

An overflow of water submerges land that is usually dry

What is happening?

Maybe visions are dancing in front of my eyes

She believed she was the heat, and as the heat, she felt everything ancient about it, and the primal knowledge that came with it

Death, life, and a return to imagination

A tale of fire thieves

Food & Wine

Clouds over the vineyard-covered hills of Oltrepò Pavese, Italy

Barbacarlo: a cru, a conflict, a victory

How one vineyard reshaped the meaning of origin in Italian wine

Inside the chef’s counter kitchen at Saison in San Francisco, California, photographed on March 6, 2015

Noma and the cost of culinary excellence

As allegations against René Redzepi resurface, the fine dining world is forced to confront the human cost of perfection

Science & Technology

Cochliomyia hominivorax, a type of parasitic fly whose larvae look like worms and feed on live animals

The biological wall to keep out screwworms

A joint effort between the USA, Mexico, and Panama

Inflammaging is a chronic, low-grade, systemic inflammation that increases with age

Intestine immune cells contribute to hallmarks of aging

Chronic inflammation has been shown to affect intestinal integrity, the microbiome, and overall health in multiple ways

Sport

“A faceless teenage football player standing on the field

The forgotten wonderkids of Football

The bittersweet stories of football’s lost prodigies

Pensive, a young chess player competes against a chess software

Precision without pulse: playing chess against AIs

Chess has always been about one thing, and it is the human mind

Travel

Nestled in the historic spa town of Buxton in the United Kingdom, Ensana Buxton Crescent offers a luxurious retreat centered on relaxation and wellbeing

Buxton and the luxury of slowing down

One train, one crescent, two thousand years of good sense

Dol Ashram, officially known as Shri Kalyanika Himalaya Devasthanam, is a serene spiritual retreat in Almora, Uttarakhand, situated at an altitude of approximately 6,000 feet

Searching for silence in the Himalayas

How one travel writer traded metropolitan chaos for a quieter life in the mountains of Kumaon

Wellness

Smiling female athlete practicing a cobra pose stretch on a rocky beach at sunset, surrounded by a calm yoga and zen atmosphere with natural copy space

The forgotten foundation of Yoga

The Yamas as a guide to truth, balance, and self-awareness beyond modern spiritual performance

When waking up at 4:30 AM becomes the new normal

How and why I wake up at 4:30 AM every day

Here’s how it impacts my focus, creativity, and the way I experience my day

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Joana Vasconcelos, Gestalt, 2017. Courtesy of Museo Picasso Málaga

Joana Vasconcelos. Transfiguration

28 May — 26 Sep 2026 at the Museo Picasso Málaga in Málaga, Spain

Alfredo Jaar, The end (GSL_a) (detail), 2025. Courtesy of MoCP

Prix pictet storm

29 May — 22 Aug 2026 at the MoCP in Chicago, United States

Isabel Parra, Fish #10 (detail), 2025 - 2026. Courtesy of Sin Sin Fine Art

Between symbiosis and extinction

29 May — 30 Jun 2026 at the Sin Sin Fine Art in Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Wendy McMurdo, Young Girl (iv) (detail), 2016. Courtesy of National Galleries of Scotland

The digital mirror

30 May — 25 Oct 2026 at the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Ellen George, Calling. Courtesy of PDX Contemporary Art

Seeds petals stones

3 — 27 Jun 2026 at the PDX Contemporary Art in Portland, United States

Feng Xiao-Min, Composition n° 5, 4 (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Opera Gallery

Pieter Obels and Feng Xiao-Min's exhibition

4 Jun — 5 Jul 2026 at the Opera Gallery in London, United Kingdom

Sean Cham, 301 Chinese boy on duty (detail). Courtesy of Foam

Foam Talent 2026

5 Jun — 28 Aug 2026 at the Foam in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Simon Mark, Paris couple (detail). Courtesy of Kathmandu Photo Gallery

Human materials

6 Jun — 25 Jul 2026 at the Kathmandu Photo Gallery in Bangkok, Thailand

Brigitte Lustenberger, Prologue of an elegy, 2019. Courtesy of Museum Franz Gertsch

A gaze of one’s own

13 Jun — 30 Aug 2026 at the Museum Franz Gertsch in Burgdorf, Switzerland

From the exhibition Inferno & paradiso. Courtesy of Photo Elysée ©Hannah Reyes Morales

Inferno & paradiso

26 Jun — 1 Nov 2026 at the Photo Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland

Hannah Darabi, How to marry a millionaire, "Mahvashs book of pleasure" (detail), 2024. Courtesy of Photo Elysée © Hannah Darabi

Why don’t you dance?

26 Jun — 1 Nov 2026 at the Photo Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland

Rekha Rodwittiya, Home is wherever you are (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Sakshi Gallery

Unfolding narratives (...)

30 Jun — 8 Jul 2026 at the Mall Galleries in London, United Kingdom

Joan Miró, Gaudí XIII, (detail) 1979. Courtesy of Casa Batlló
Contemporary. Fundació Joan
Miró, Barcelona © Successió Miró, 2026

Gaudí-Miró-Gomis: deconstructed

8 Jul 2026 — 10 Jan 2027 at the Casa Batlló Contemporary in Barcelona, Spain

Keerthana Kunnath, Not what you saw. Courtesy of Foam

Not what you saw

18 Sep — 27 Nov 2026 at the Foam in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Franz Gertsch, Patti Smith I (detail), 1978. Courtesy of Museum Franz Gertsch

Franz Gertsch. Blow-up (Part II)

19 Sep 2026 — 28 Feb 2027 at the Museum Franz Gertsch in Burgdorf, Switzerland

Aesthetics of Change. Courtesy of MAK

Aesthetics of Change

15 Dec 2107 — 15 Apr 2018 at the MAK in Vienna, Austria

Spatial poems. Courtesy of MASS MoCA

23 May 2026 — 27 Apr 2027 at the MASS MoCA in North Adams, United States

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