In his cool shadow art, Bal uses the shadows cast by random items—anything from a teacup to a pair of scissors—and transforms them with clever doodles that reveal unexpected characters and scenes.

Alternatively, there are other projects where the finished product is cool, but the tooling or methods used to get there are the real treat. “Homeokinesis,” a kinetic art installation by ...

“She was exploring psychology and dreams and inner states,” says Erin O’Toole, a curator at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, where Maar’s Double Portrait (c. 1930s) is appearing in ...

The Muscovites are happy to see the art, but they also came for a more pressing, physical reason: to cool off. "When you come in here, it's just like an oasis," said one museum-goer, Anna.

Driv Loo, founder and creative director of KLABF, emphasizes the importance of fostering connections within the art book community, extending beyond the local scene. “One thing cool about KLABF ...