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Ancient Roman Brutalism? This Tomb Defies Classical Expectations

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January 26, 2026

Two thousand years before concrete brutalism, this ancient Roman tomb built to honor a former slave appears staggeringly modern, but…

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When Google Earth Breaks, It Accidentally Becomes Art

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January 19, 2026

New York–based artist Clement Valla has been steadily collecting images of the Earth, but not the Earth as we know…

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A Door Dedicated to Death in the World’s Most Powerful Church

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January 17, 2026

To the left of the main entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City stands a controversial bronze door that…

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In a Berlin Bunker, Asian Antiquities Converge with Contemporary Art at the Feuerle Collection

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June 18, 2025

Art collector Désiré Feuerle has spent a lifetime dissolving the boundaries between ancient and contemporary Asian art. Having transformed an…

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From Nuclear Power to Brutal Silence: Reginald Van de Velde’s Haunting Photographs of Abandoned Cooling Towers

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June 17, 2025

In his striking series Landscapes Within, Belgian photographer and urban explorer Reginald Van de Velde turns his lens toward a…