The very existence of a show devoted to “Black abstraction” raises questions. Is it valid to continue to sort art by identity? On the evidence of “Hard Art,” the answer is yes. By Holland Cotter and ...

Protein design (or protein engineering) is a technique by which proteins with enhanced or novel functional properties are created. Proteins can be engineered by rational design, which typically uses ...

Who is designing Africa’s future? Seven designers to watch from Design Week Lagos 2026 Fresh from the event that explored how to design a new Africa, Wallpaper* looks at some of the names shaping the ...

Our annual ‘Design Directory’ is on newsstands now. Nic Monisse and Grace Charlton discuss their highlights and why a good design story is always about the bigger picture. Plus: Clara Krzentowski on ...

A Long Shadow: Postwar Japan Through the Lens will be the first show of Japanese photography in more than three decades at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibit brings together 15 ...