Arts

Ten books we loved to start your new year off right.

A conversation with artist Deena So'Oteh.

A Mexican artist rediscovers a lost color sacred to his ancestors.

When music is medicine.

How a flashy opal inspired artist Tyler Thrasher's new book.

A conversation with Issue 58 cover artist Ellen Weinstein.

"It’s not about what’s out there, it’s about your perception of what’s out there."

A conversation with artist Tim O'Brien.

A new exhibition highlights the persistence of organisms from lichens to polar bears to us.

A scientist’s failed experiment yields a contest-winning photo.

Richard Powers on his 3 greatest revelations while writing his latest novel, Playground.

Imagining a conversation between the two great minds.