Every month, The Verge’s designers, photographers, and illustrators gather to share the work of artists who inspire us. Now we’re turning our Art Club into an interview series in which we catch up with the artists and designers we admire and find out what drives them.
The agency is looking to partner with filmmakers, musicians, writers, poets, and artists to help tell the story behind programs such as the Artemis Moon missions and the Space Reactor-1 Freedom mission to Mars. But get your proposals in ASAP, the window closes on Tuesday, June 30th.
Rachel Youn makes humanlike, kinetic floral sculptures out of used household electronics
Amy Kurzweil, the illustrator behind The Verge’s ‘Notes from a Burmese Prison,’ talks about how her ambitious collaboration with Danny Fenster came together.
This wildlife filmmaker documents the unseen beauty of freshwater ecosystems.
What is the Vietnamese diaspora? The latest issue of McSweeney’s Quarterly tries to answer that question with a fake cigar box.
Smart home skepticism and the joy of old-school hardware.
The celebrated cartoonist talks anxiety, process, and the final installment of his Acme Novelty Datebook series.
The artist behind The Verge’s ‘Friend or Faux?’ feature explains the practical effects behind its design.
A look at Samar Haddad’s bold homages, from sci-fi to comedy.
Finding the human stories behind the numbers.
Ben Davis wrote a review of artist Devon Rodriguez’s solo show called “Underground,” a nod to how Rodriguez rose to fame: doing portraits of fellow subway riders, giving them the portraits, and posting the whole thing to TikTok.
I tend to view the existence of a review as someone taking art seriously — even if the reviewer doesn’t like the art, it was worth considering thoughtfully. Rodriguez didn’t see it that way, and now Davis is writing about what happens when social media and the art world interact.
How a director of photography learned to create without physical limits
The Labyrinth’s ash-covered landscapes were ‘the only thing that felt relevant’
They painted boarded-up businesses, then scrambled to save the art
TikTok has become a thriving playground for animation
