Frank Gehry stands next his fish lamps at his exhibition at the Gagosian Mayfair gallery, in central London, in November 2013. Joel Ryan/Invision/AP hide caption
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Vern Yip is an interior designer and the author of the book, Color Pattern Texture: The Foundation to Make Your Home Your Own. Kameron Jennings hide caption
JonOne with one of the paintings featured in his solo show at Miami's Museum of Graffiti. Greg Allen/NPR hide caption
From subways to galleries: Miami's Museum of Graffiti traces the appeal of street art
Jeff de Boer poses with one of his mouse armor pieces at a workshop at Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle, Wash., on Oct. 9. Chona Kasinger/for NPR hide caption
Frida Kahlo's El Sueno (La cama) sold for $54.7 million. Courtesy of Sotheby's/Sotheby's hide caption
Jael Augusta, Ogden International High School, 2019. Melissa Ann Pinney hide caption
"So what's my name? Watch out! I'm Black Freddie, and I'm blaaaack. Ha ha ha ha ha. Even as we get older, there's an inner child … that lies within us. They are us, you know. We're still them because the inner child lives in us," said Antwone Coward, who was dressed as Freddy Krueger at New York Comic Con in 2024. Isaac Campbell for NPR hide caption
A soccer match has just ended and a river of fans pours out of Pamplona's massive soccer stadium. When a mass of people like this start to move, the laws of physics — rather than free will — begin to take over. Ari Daniel/For NPR hide caption
Grains, sheep and soldiers: How one scientist is studying the physics of crowds
Art expert Agnes Sevestre-Barbe points to a rediscovered Picasso painting "Bust of a Woman in a Flowery Hat," on Wednesday in Paris. The portrait of longtime muse and partner Dora Maar sold Friday at auction for 32 million euros (about $37 million). Emma Da Silva/AP hide caption
A solitary horseman stands atop a rocky outcropping in Cappadocia, Turkey. Dennis Schmelz hide caption
The gutted interior of the White House in 1950, during major structural renovations that forced President Truman and his family to live in a temporary residence for nearly four years. File/AP hide caption
Daily Scene in the Louvre, a 1911 cartoon by Samuel Ehrhart, shows patrons blatantly stealing works from the museum after an inventory at the time found that over 300 canvases were missing. Universal History Archive/Getty Images hide caption
This dark-eyed junco died after colliding with a building near Union Station in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 8, 2024. The bird was collected and documented by a volunteer with Lights Out DC, a program that has been gathering data on building collisions like this one since 2010. Angel Ruszkiewicz hide caption
Cachitas Now!, una banda disidente, le canta a un público universitario y queer en La Plata. La vocalista es Melissa Lobos Cachitas Now!, a dissident band, sings to a university and queer audience in La Plata. Their singer is Melissa Lobos. Karla Gachet hide caption
Cachitas Now!, una banda disidente, le canta a un público universitario y queer en La Plata. La vocalista es Melissa Lobos Cachitas Now!, a dissident band, sings to a university and queer audience in La Plata. Their singer is Melissa Lobos. Karla Gachet hide caption
Celebration of San Juanes in Cotacachi, province of Imbabura, Ecuador. The Cumbia Andina is a mixture of indigenous rythms from the north of the country, such as San Juanitos played and danced to during the celebrations, and Colombian cumbia. Karla Gachet hide caption
Celebration of San Juanes in Cotacachi, province of Imbabura, Ecuador. The Cumbia Andina is a mixture of indigenous rythms from the north of the country, such as San Juanitos played and danced to during the celebrations, and Colombian cumbia. Karla Gachet hide caption
Pedro Tolomeo Rojas, known as Monky, enters his studio en Lima on October 21, 2025. Monky was a pioneer in the making of the posters that publicize cumbia concerts and are now considered chicha art. These colorful posters still cover the grey city of Lima and other cities advertising upcoming concerts. Some say the florescent colors were inspired by the the clothing worn by the women in the indigenous communities. Ivan Kashinsky hide caption
Pedro Tolomeo Rojas, known as Monky, enters his studio en Lima on October 21, 2025. Monky was a pioneer in the making of the posters that publicize cumbia concerts and are now considered chicha art. These colorful posters still cover the grey city of Lima and other cities advertising upcoming concerts. Some say the florescent colors were inspired by the the clothing worn by the women in the indigenous communities. Ivan Kashinsky hide caption
Spaghetti Cumbia posa para un retrato en Vasquez Rocks, en el norte del condado de Los Ángeles, el 26 de marzo de 2022. Ivan Kashinsky hide caption
Spaghetti Cumbia posa para un retrato en Vasquez Rocks, en el norte del condado de Los Ángeles, el 26 de marzo de 2022. Ivan Kashinsky hide caption
The late Bob Ross encouraged millions of Americans to make and appreciate art through his show The Joy of Painting, which has aired on PBS stations since 1983. Bob Ross Inc./AP hide caption