Agus Putu Suyadnya imagines a future in which tropical ecosystems become sites for humanity to commune with nature.
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William Mophos evokes times a nostalgic, wistful longing for days filled with exploration and imagination.
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"Our bodies take things in, let things out—and that process, to me, signals a kind of equality with everything around us," Pruitt says.
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Both artists visit different corners of the world to complete projects with the aim to "raise awareness of care for culture, nature and peace."
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Feel-good and functional products designed and conceived by talented creatives.
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New York City artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles has been in residence at the city's Department of Sanitation since 1977.
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Andrew Salgado's latest body of work unfolds from a central premise: we are the books we read.
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The Detroit artist's bold portraits explore the nature of veneration, self-determination, and the continuum of history.
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What do the largest Picasso painting in the world, pins for securing a 17th-century ruff, and a complete Frank Lloyd Wright interior have in common?
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Wen Liu gravitates toward symmetry and presents her sculptures almost like a Rorschach test, inviting viewers into a delicate dialogue of healing.
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Drawing on a lifelong love for maps, ciphers, and astronomical charts, Drinkwater explores the possibilities of imaginary cosmic networks.
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The Pittsburgh-based artist's collaged works highlight the chaotic aesthetic of collapsing houses.
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 15, 2025 is:
progeny \PRAH-juh-nee\ noun
Progeny refers to the child or descendant of a particular parent or family. Progeny can also refer to the offspring of an animal or plant, or broadly to something that is the product of something else. The plural of progeny is progeny.
// Many Americans are the progeny of immigrants.
// The champion thoroughbred passed on his speed, endurance, and calm temperament to his progeny, many of whom became successful racehorses themselves.
// This landmark study is the progeny of many earlier efforts to explore the phenomenon.
“‘I am (We are) our ancestors’ wildest dreams.’ The phrase originated from New Orleans visual artist, activist, and filmmaker Brandan Odums, and was popularized by influential Black figures like Ava Duvernay, who used the phrase in tribute to the ancestors of First Lady Michelle Obama. Melvinia Shields, who was born a slave in 1844, would be survived by five generations of progeny, ultimately leading to her great-great-great granddaughter—Michelle Obama ...” — Christopher J. Schell, “Hope for the Wild in Afrofuturism,” 2024
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Progeny is the progeny of the Latin verb prōgignere, meaning “to beget.” That Latin word is itself an offspring of the prefix prō-, meaning “forth,” and gignere, which can mean “to beget” or “to bring forth.” Gignere has produced a large family of English descendants, including benign, engine, genius, germ, indigenous, and genuine. Gignere even paired up with prō- again to produce a close relative of progeny: the noun progenitor can mean “an ancestor in the direct line,” “a biologically ancestral form,” or “a precursor or originator.”