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npr. org > 04/25/2026 > nx-s1-5795851 > worldwide-pinhole-photography-day

Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (181+ words) Breslin brought a few pinhole cameras into the studio " one made of teak and brass, and one made of an old cookie tin. Breslin explained how the cookie tin camera works. First, you need a light tight container. Then you…...

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npr. org > 04/29/2026 > nx-s1-5788021 > palestinian-refugee-uses-art-to-share-the-story-of-his-childhood-with-his-daughter

Palestinian refugee uses art to share the story of his childhood with his daughter

18+ hour, 37+ min ago  (60+ words) Basel Zaraa was a Palestinian refugee. When his 5-year-old daughter started asking him questions, he told her this story. Palestinian refugee uses art to share the story of his childhood with his daughter Basel Zaraa was a Palestinian refugee. When…...

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npr. org > 04/25/2026 > nx-s1-5799511 > dataland-refik-anadol-los-angeles-ai-art-museum

New museum dedicated to AI promises an ethical approach

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (807+ words) A rendering from Refik Aandol's Machine Dreams: Rainforest, the inaugural exhibition at Dataland. The museum dedicated to AI art is scheduled to open on June 20. Refik Anadol/Dataland hide caption Los Angeles has been the nexus of splashy museum developments…...

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npr. org > 04/25/2026 > g-s1-118769 > rocky-balboa-statue-inside-philadelphia-art-museum

Rocky Balboa statue takes up a new home inside Philly art museum

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (271+ words) The Rocky statue overlooks the city skyline outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Tassanee Vejpongsa/AP hide caption An iconic bronze statue of fictional heavyweight champion Rocky Balboa will be featured inside the Philadelphia Museum of…...

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npr. org > 04/19/2026 > nx-s1-5779237 > friendships-and-flower-arrangements-keeping-the-japanese-art-of-ikebana-alive

Friendships and flower arrangements: Keeping the Japanese art of ikebana alive

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (93+ words) Ikebana is the Japanese art of floral arranging. Ikebana International is introducing Americans to the art and promoting friendship through flowers. Friendships and flower arrangements: Keeping the Japanese art of ikebana alive Ikebana is the Japanese art of floral arranging....

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npr. org > 03/12/2026 > nx-s1-5743590 > smiljan-radic-clarke-pritzker-prize-architect

Chilean Smiljan Radi" Clarke wins architecture's highest honor

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (547+ words) Teatro Regional del B'o-B'o, 2018, Concepci'n, Chile Iwan Baan/The Pritzker Architecture Prize hide caption Smiljan Radi" Clarke was named the newest Pritzker Prize-winner " an award often called the Nobel of architecture " Thursday morning. Was he surprised by his win? "Yes,…...

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npr. org > 09/24/2025 > nx-s1-5551222 > janet-echelmans-art-moves-like-the-wind-but-is-stronger-than-steel-trh

Janet Echelman's art moves like the wind, but is stronger than steel (TRH+): TED Radio Hour

7+ mon, 5+ day ago  (138+ words) Artist Janet Echelman was rejected from every art school she applied to. But now, she's one of the most renowned installation artists in the world, having displayed her massive aerial sculptures on five continents. In this TED Radio Hour+ episode,…...

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npr. org > 04/18/2026 > nx-s1-5786645 > remembering-south-carolinas-topiary-artist-pearl-fryar-who-died-this-month-at-86

Remembering South Carolina's topiary artist Pearl Fryar, who died this month at 86

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (193+ words) NPR's Scott Simon talks with topiary artist Michael Gibson about South Carolina's Pearl Fryar, a notable self-trained topiary artist who died earlier this month. Remembering South Carolina's topiary artist Pearl Fryar, who died this month at 86 NPR's Scott Simon talks…...

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npr. org > 12/28/2025 > nx-s1-5610792 > guggenheim-gabriele-munter-missing-painting

This painting is missing. Do you have it?

4+ mon, 1+ day ago  (846+ words) This is a story about a missing painting, from an artist you may never have heard of. Though she helped shape European modern art, German artist Gabriele M'nter's work was quickly overshadowed in the public's mind by her 12-year relationship…...

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npr. org > 03/29/2026 > nx-s1-5758041 > an-exhibit-in-new-york-examines-master-painter-raphael-in-the-u-s-for-the-first-time

An exhibit in New York examines master painter Raphael in the U. S. for the first time

1+ mon, 15+ hour ago  (294+ words) For the first time in the United States, there's a major retrospective of the work of the Renaissance master Raphael. Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci are very familiar names, of course. But what about the third great Italian master, Raphael?...