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Tomás Saraceno in "Realms of the Real"

February 11, 2026

Working out of his Berlin studio, artist Tomás Saraceno creates interactive installations, immersive architectural interventions, and participatory community projects that research how to best steward the planet and cohabitate with all its forms of life.

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Craft Xin Liu

January 26, 2026

As technology advances and transforms the world around us, artist Xin Liu explores the ways new realities shape our vision of the world and ourselves.

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Trevor Paglen in "Secrets"

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The Music Lovers

I love the overlap of music and art—I think it all lives in the same world—so I’m excited about seeing how the artists in this playlist bring music into their practice.

The Music Lovers
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