

Amanda Fortini
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Why Are Nuns Either Saintly, Seductive or Sadistic?
In uncertain times, religious sisters are often invoked as vessels for collective doubt.

Is There Something Radical About Painting Flowers?
Many artists who made their names in figurative work are now creating a different sort of portrait.

Why the Showy, Short-Lived Hibiscus Is the Flower of Our Time
The plant’s grandiose blossoms are as dazzling as they are ephemeral — and, in an age of shortened attention spans, they’re having a resurgence.

Why Are We Still Talking About Black Mountain College?
In 1933, a handful of renegade teachers opened a school in rural North Carolina that would go on to shape American art and art education...

The Ceramists Ushering in a New Era of Surrealism
These makers are finding beauty and strangeness in the everyday, producing winking renderings of prawns, ashtrays and more.

The Enduring Appeal of Laura Ashley
With her floral-print dresses and housewares, the British designer created a romantic and instantly recognizable aesthetic that, decades later, is inspiring a wide range of...