Artist Ebony G Patterson’s Surreal Site-Specific Work at the New York Botanical Garden

Wondrous sculptural and horticultural installations that offer societal insight

It’s not only the sight of hundreds of glittering vultures perched alone or huddled in groups in front of the Enid A Haupt Conservatory at the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) that startles passersby; it’s also the way these stark, shimmering sculptures contrast the vibrance of surrounding blood-red, burgundy, purple and orange-colored blooms and the various green hues of springtime undergrowth. Together, this astonishing spectacle …

Photographer Charlie Engman’s Midjourney Images Expand His Subjects’ Point Of View

Brooklyn-based photographer and artist Charlie Engman is leveraging Midjourney’s lack of physical constraints to create hundreds of machine-generated images in a day, embracing the platform’s quirks and the way it provides additional layers of complexity to his work. Engman, formerly known for thought-provoking imagery of his mother, is using the technology to create something that feels both alien and fresh. Read about his explorations and …

Interview: Sophie Elgort’s “Away We Go” Photo Exhibit at Lafayette 148

A series of large-scale coastal images tinged with whimsy and wonder

Dressing the walls of NYC-based luxury fashion brand Lafayette 148‘s SoHo flagship, images by photographer, artist and director Sophie Elgort act as portals into sun-soaked destinations abroad. Not only does this series, which comprises the exhibition Away We Go (open to the public now through 9 June), portray postcard-like coastal scenes but it also conveys the wonder of travel and the way we as travelers …