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Years before the men credited with inventing abstract art, a Swedish woman named Hilma af Klint created stunning, large-scale paintings that stayed hidden for decades. Now her groundbreaking work is finally getting the recognition it deserves at Paris's Grand Palais.
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For decades, Lee Krasner was known mainly as Jackson Pollock's wife, even though she was the more accomplished artist when they met. Now the Met Museum is finally presenting them as equals in a groundbreaking exhibition.
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The Dutch-American painter spent decades perfecting his craft before his first solo show at age 44 launched him into art history. A new Princeton exhibition celebrates the breakthrough years that changed modern painting forever.
Artists worldwide are transforming wind into haunting music through massive steel sculptures that help people emotionally connect with renewable energy. These installations are turning abstract concepts like kilowatt-hours into experiences you can hear and feel.
Young people are flocking to Mark Rothko's abstract art online, racking up hundreds of thousands of views. In an age of digital overwhelm, his meditative color blocks offer a moment of peace.
Afzal Pathan created groundbreaking abstract art alongside India's most famous modernists, yet died in obscurity. Now, a new exhibition is finally bringing his 5,000+ works into the light they deserve.
A Finnish designer created Current Rothko, a weather app that matches your local forecast to one of 89 abstract paintings by artist Mark Rothko. Instead of just showing temperature and rain chances, it tells you what the day actually feels like.
A new permanent exhibit in Bengaluru lets visitors play a 19th-century version of Snakes and Ladders while exploring 2,000 years of art history. Ancient Buddhist sculptures share space with modern abstract paintings in an exhibit designed for hands-on discovery.
Over 4,200 German schools are turning anti-racism from an abstract idea into daily practice through student-led workshops and real-world intervention training. The 30-year-old network reaches 2.5 million students who learn to spot discrimination and speak up when it happens.
Oakland artist Sandy Walker spent decades transforming atomic bomb survivor Tamiki Hara's writings into intimate ink drawings that make nuclear violence urgently human. His new illustrated edition honors 80 years since Hiroshima by refusing to let history become abstract.
Sixty-nine startups from Web Summit Qatar have raised $205 million in the past year, with AI-powered robots now helping kids with homework and chips powering breakthroughs in everyday devices. The funding surge shows innovation moving from abstract concept to real-world tool.
After completing 20 radiation treatments, artist Chris Triola returned to her Michigan cancer center with a handmade textile piece for the waiting room. Her gift transforms a space of anxiety into one of hope for future patients.
Scientists discovered a hidden mathematical pattern that master artists unconsciously follow, creating emotional impact AI can't replicate. The breakthrough could explain why computer-generated art leaves viewers cold.
Flower patterns on 8,000-year-old pottery reveal people understood complex math thousands of years before writing was invented. The discovery rewrites what we know about human intelligence in prehistoric times.
When their daughter Madeleine was diagnosed with GNAO1, a rare neurological disorder, Emily and Stephen Bell turned their search for answers into a global research foundation. What started as funding for one project now connects 500 families and powers groundbreaking science at the University of Miami.
A Holocaust survivor who hid from Nazi persecution as a child brought history to life for New Jersey high schoolers. Maud Dahme's powerful firsthand account reminded students why remembering the past protects the future.
Millions of people can't visualize images in their mind at all, and many don't realize it's unusual. A fascinating TED talk is helping people discover aphantasia and understand how differently our brains work.
Pope Leo traveled to Italy's "Land of Fires" to stand with families who lost loved ones to illegal toxic waste dumping. His visit signals hope for environmental justice in a region where pollution has claimed lives for decades.
Kim Yun Shin spent decades perfecting her craft far from home, and now at 91, she's finally getting her due. South Korea's prestigious Hoam Museum just gave her their first-ever solo show for a woman artist.
A 63-year-old French mathematician got so emotional talking about his work that his voice faltered. Frank Merle just won the Breakthrough Prize, bringing home $3 million for his groundbreaking contributions to mathematics.
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