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Expanded Vocabulary: Revisiting Deborah Kass’ Studio

The article recounts the author's visit to Deborah Kass's Brooklyn studio, which she shares with her wife, artist Patricia Cronin. The visit was prompted by logistical issues related to the author's exhibition "Social Minimalism" (2025). During the visit, the author and Kass revisited themes central to Kass's work over three decades: the exclusion of women from art history, Jewish identity, queer voice, lesbian subjectivity, and postwar American art. The conversation also touched on Kass's series including the Warhol Project, Feel Good Paintings, No Kidding, and the large painting/sculpture installation "Everybody" (2019), which was recently featured in a conversation between Kass and Titus Kaphar in Interview magazine.

In Bloom: How Plants Changed our World – a ‘consistently illuminating’ exhibition

The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford has opened a new exhibition titled "In Bloom: How Plants Changed our World," timed for spring. The show draws from Oxford University's collections, featuring 17th-century flower paintings, preserved plant specimens, and contemporary artworks to explore the role of plants in art and science.

Artist Keith Tyson on why he’s funding Oxford’s 400-year-old astronomy professorship

Turner Prize-winning artist Keith Tyson is funding Oxford University's 400-year-old Savilian Professorship of Astronomy, a prestigious academic chair established in 1619. Tyson, whose work frequently engages with probability, orbital mechanics, and cosmic themes, is making a donation to support the position, merging his artistic practice with scientific patronage.

Interacting with art can slow ageing process, study shows.

A new study by University College London, published in the journal *Innovation in Aging*, finds that engaging with art—both creating and observing it—can slow the biological aging process. The research, published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Gero, is the first to provide evidence that art engagement offers anti-aging benefits comparable to those of physical activity.

Arthropod art exhibition at Waikato Museum puts colourful critters in the spotlight

Waikato Museum in New Zealand has opened a new exhibition titled "Arthropod art," which showcases colorful insects and other arthropods as the central subjects of artistic works. The show highlights the beauty and diversity of these creatures through various artistic mediums, aiming to draw attention to their often-overlooked aesthetic qualities.