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Friday, May 29, 2026

Raphael Sistine Madonna (1514)

Rembrandt Pallas Athene (1657)

Diana and Callisto (1637-1638) by Rubens

Hermann Stilke Joan of Arc at the stake (1843)

Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, The Rainbow Portrait (1602)

The power of purity

Artists’ fascination with virginity

A ceremony of applause and silence: spectacle illuminated under stage lights, while a voice of resistance stands present yet unheard—revealing how power is celebrated as peace, and dissent is permitted only when it no longer disrupt

Economy & Politics

When peace becomes spectacle

Trump, reggae, and the culture industry’s domestication of dissent

A united group of women holding awareness signs about menstrual health, symbolising the demand for openness, education, and societal acceptance

How menstrual health shapes girls’ lives and society

How stigma, inadequate education, and social expectations influence girls’ experiences of menstruation and limit their well-being

An adult man rows a makeshift raft filled with collected waste along a river, drawing attention to environmental pollution and cleanup efforts

Economy & Politics

The politics of hope in a broken world

Rethinking consumerism, civilization, and human flourishing through the ideas of Rebecca Solnit and Jeremy Lent

On the Street

A photography of the Italian singer

Music is the key to heaven...

Mincemeat © Emine Hassan

Redefining Christmas

New traditions and growing up

Illuminate your cleaning routine with a futuristic touch using a neon robot vacuum cleaner, blending modern aesthetics with efficient home maintenance

Science & Technology

The impact of blocking Amazon's iRobot acquisition in Europe

A critical analysis of the European Commission's decision and its impact on innovation and competition

Budapest, Hungary

Zastrozzi: a Gothic pastiche

How the Gothic was built on the novels of the past?

The Bosphorus Bridge comes alive with a mesmerizing glow as night falls over Istanbul

Architecture & Design

Istanbul's Palaces: a bridge between history and modernity

Echoes of Empires

Takhat Sri Kesgarh Sahib, Anandpur

Gurudwara Keshgarh Sahib

The Birth Place of "Khalsa" Panth

Architecture & Design

The Eden Project, a visitor attraction located in a reclaimed china clay pit, designed by Nicholas Grimshaw. Its geodesic biomes are inspired by soap bubbles and natural cellular structures, making it a notable example of biomimicry in architecture, Cornwall, England

The alchemy of innovation in design

From biomimicry to artificial intelligence, unconventional methods are redefining creativity and innovation

St. Martin's Cathedral (Slovak: Katedrála svätého Martina or Dóm svätého Martina; Hungarian: Szent Márton-dóm or Koronázó templom; German: Kathedrale des Heiligen Martin) is a historic church in Bratislava, Slovakia, and serves as the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Bratislava

The gothic legacy of St. Martin’s church

An evolving monument of Bratislava’s fortifications, culture, and architectural memory

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

Resilience is what kept the enslaved going through their lives, and it helped them come back stronger

Untold and untaught history: the power of resilience

Resilience during enslavement was derived from the African spirit

According to Joshua 6:1–27, the walls of Jericho fell after the Israelites marched around the city once a day for six days, and seven times on the seventh day, with priests blowing their horns each day and the people shouting on the final day

Jericho: where humanity first remembered

A soulscape reflection on the world’s oldest city, the paradox of permanence, and the echoes that still shape us

Economy & Politics

Cheng Li-wun arrives at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport after departing from Taipei Songshan Airport on April 4, 2026, ahead of meetings focused on cross-strait relations between Taiwan and China

Taiwan between Beijing and Washington

Political divisions, rising tensions, and the growing debate over Taiwan’s future identity

A visual representation of global economic uncertainty as markets navigate recovery, risk, and uneven growth

Will 2026 bring a global recession?

What economic forecasts, risks, and real-world impacts tell us about the year ahead

Entertainment

Kino International on Karl-Marx-Allee in Berlin, pictured at night. The cinema opened on November 15, 1963, with the screening of Optimistic Tragedy, which won a special prize at the Cannes Film Festival earlier that year, Germany

Kino culture and the art of watching slowly

What Berlin’s local cinemas reveal about film, community, and cultural value

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

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

A young girl grips a chain-link fence in Idlib, Idlib Governorate, Syria

The things the war could not bury

A fictional portrait of loss, survival, and the fragile remains of hope

An overflow of water submerges land that is usually dry

What is happening?

Maybe visions are dancing in front of my eyes

Food & Wine

Astronaut food has come a long way from the old “toothpaste tubes”

Fueling Artemis II: maple syrup in the void

What Jeremy Hansen ate on humanity's farthest journey

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

Science & Technology

A society under constant surveillance, where digital systems quietly shape behavior, visibility, and power

The AI fear no one is talking about

Will AI split humanity apart?

Located in Chile’s Coquimbo Region, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory—formerly the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope—is a major astronomical research facility

Vera C. Rubin Observatory: a new eye on the universe

How the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is transforming our understanding of space, time, and the unseen cosmos

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

A solo adventurer walking through a colourful urban escape with simple travel gear, representing the freedom that comes with intentional spending

Smart ways to travel on a budget

Practical ways to save money, connect with locals, and explore the world meaningfully without sacrificing joy or adventure

A woman wearing a rash guard in the sea in the Philippines, enjoying a peaceful travel moment

The mental health benefits of travel

From stress reduction to personal growth, how travel supports emotional well-being

Wellness

In a world increasingly searching for science-backed ways to stay healthier and age better, peptides stand at the intersection of innovation, biology, and possibility-small molecules with potentially big impact on human health

Peptides: the legal way to lie about your age

Understanding the acids that regulate essential physiological processes

Behind the schoolyard walls lies a quiet crisis that we must face with absolute urgency

The scars we don’t see

How bullying, silence, and exclusion pushed one Argentine teenager to the edge, and how she reclaimed her life

Explore the Calendar

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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

Michelle Robinson, Santa Cruz Island Dudleya, 2026. Courtesy of Launch LA

30 May — 20 Jun 2026 at the Launch LA in Los Angeles, United States

Betye Saar, West side story: sharks girls (detail), 1969. Courtesy of Roberts Projects

Let’s get it on: the wearable art of Betye Saar

30 May — 22 Aug 2026 at Roberts Projects in Los Angeles, United States

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

Diana Greenberg, Botanical in blue (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Wally Workman Gallery

4 — 28 Jun 2026 at the Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, United States

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

Gianfranco Gentile, Si salveranno solo le meduse (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Fabbrica del Vapore

The measure of one

5 Jun — 13 Sep 2026 at the Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan, Italy

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

Keith Macgregor, Nathan rd at night (detail), Hong Kong 1999. Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery

18 Jun — 30 Sep 2026 at the Blue Lotus Gallery in Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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

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