当代艺术

When Dustin Yellin was eight years old, he buried a dollar bill, a pen and a fork inside a box, with the specific idea that aliens might find it in the future. It’s unclear what would happen then or, indeed, what happened to the box, but it did start Yellin on an artistic journey of discovery, one in which he still merrily makes boxes. Take a spin through the work (and mind) of a singular artist.

本文汇集三则精彩资讯：艺术家卡拉·沃克以糖为材料创作了大型装置作品，触碰种族与奴隶制等禁忌话题；光遗传学研究取得突破，科学家首次实现对神经元的关闭控制；3D打印技术从业余爱好走向工业战略，通用电气、西门子等巨头纷纷入局。

Take a closer look at a new sculpture by artist Hetain Patel which involves a fiberglass Spider-Man suit and a very fervent thank you letter.

本文汇集三篇必读故事：设计行业是否辜负了苹果崛起所带来的期望？艺术家克里斯托如何以”非理性的绝对自由”回应外界对其巨型装置艺术的批评？以及两位创业者在硅谷天使投资与A轮融资的险滩中挣扎求生的真实经历。

Russian artist Uldus Bakhtiozina, who has gained attention for her surreal, staged portraits, breaks down the magic of self-portraiture in our selfie-saturated time.

On three tiny islands in central Japan, stunning natural beauty lives side by side with some of the world’s best contemporary art and architecture. See 10 photos by Iwan Baan.

Paul Rucker’s eye-opening work forces people to look at the bias and bigotry that have been sewn into the fabric of America.

A lyrical meditation on flying halfway across the world to stand still and find peace within.