Smithsonian Magazine

The Canadian Artist Jean Paul Riopelle Was ‘Completely Absorbed by the Act of Painting.’ His Abstract Works Finally Have Their Own Home in a Quebec Museum

Home to the world’s largest public collection of his artworks, a new pavilion at Quebec's Musée National des Beaux-Arts ...
FREEYORK

Alfonso Verduzco Transforms Mexican Traditions into Modern Acoustic Art with ALMA Collection

Discover Alfonso Verduzco ALMA Collection, transforming Mexican traditions into modern acoustic art with innovative design elements.
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An art centre, Large, is the newest addition to Île Seguin, and its formerly industrial site

For much of the 20th century, the Île Seguin, a 28-acre island just west of Paris, was a huge industrial complex, home to the first Renault factory. Now, 34 years after the factory's closure, the ...
Reuters

China's metal-heavy commodity imports map a messy energy transition

LITTLETON, Colorado, Sept 29 (Reuters) - China's commodity imports show an economy that is becoming more electrified, more manufacturing-intensive and less oil-dependent, even as large parts of the ...
Wall Street Journal

Pushback Builds as Battery Storage Systems Come to Crowded Neighborhoods

Utilities are increasingly using large battery systems to store electricity, helping meet peak demand, support renewable energy and hold down prices. Those benefits have prompted states across the ...