Ten half-buried houses hidden from the outside world
de zeen - Located on an avocado field sloping down to a forest in a rural lake town about two hours from Mexico City, this sunken home is accessed via an exterior staircase. -read more ...
Conservatives don’t like Notre Dame’s renovation plans
domus - The Institut Catholique of Paris wants to make Notre-Dame a religious space capable of welcoming visitors from outside the Christian culture, but the idea has not received universal praise. - read more ...
Dürer drawing bought for $30 worth millions
Durer - Thought to be a 20th-century reproduction, the drawing by German Renaissance master Albrecht Dürer was bought at a house clearance sale. - read more ...
“Discovery of a Lifetime”: Rare Tudor Paintings From Elizabeth I’s Reign Found Hidden in Medieval Manor
Hyperallergic - While peeling away layers of plaster as part of routine preparations for a building repair project, a team of restorers in England made “the discovery of a lifetime.” - read more...
Blue-Chip Art From Bitter Macklowe Divorce Brings $676 Million at Sotheby’s
NY Times - A Sotheby’s executive called the court-ordered sale on Monday night “the most valuable single-owner auction ever staged.” - read more ...
Superman, Batwoman and other queer comic characters
DW - The original Superman's son, Jon Kent, has revealed that he is bisexual in a new DC comic. Here are some other LGBTQ figures from the DC and Marvel fantasy worlds. - read more ...
Paz Errázuriz’s Intimate Photos Document the Lives of of Trans Sex Workers in Chile
Hyperallergic - Twenty color photographs from Paz Errázuriz’s La Manzana de Adán (Adam’s Apple) (1982-87), a photographic series that tenderly documented a community of Chilean trans sex workers in Santiago an...
Ennead Architects designs Shenzhen’s International Performance Center
dumus - After an international competition, Ennead Architects has been chosen to design the new International Performance Center in Shenzhen (China), one of the world’s leading technology capitals. - read more ...
Counting New Art Blessings Amid the Uncertainty
The New York Times - Overdue career tributes and shows on West African textiles and the Great Migration demonstrate museums responding to global movement and demographic shifts. - read more ...
IKEA introduces movable sleeping capsules in Paris
domus - IKEA designed a fleet of eight electric bikes towing a sleeping capsule to give parisians the chance to take a power nap in the afternoon and replenish energy during la rentrée. The benefits of getting ...