In February, a series of impressive solar storms sent the aurora borealis as far as California and Western Australia. Chile-based photographer Cari Letelier took advantage of Iceland’s position just a few degrees south of the Arctic Circle to capture vibrant images of the auroras as they traversed the skies above waterfalls, icy expanses, and the Arctic Henge.

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Art can have many purposes—to be beautiful, to teach, to make us feel—but sometimes, art is just for fun. Such is the case for SFMOMA’s Soapbox Derby, a raucously creative race that sent dozens of artist-designed cars barreling through the streets of San Francisco in 1975, 1978, and again last April.

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1. Jukhee Kwon Revives Abandoned Books in Elaborate Paper Sculptures and Installations
2. Miniature Figures Carved in Wood Cradle Colorful Silk Lace in Ágnes Herczeg’s Tender Sculptures 
3. Casey Curran’s Gilded Skeletal Sculptures and Kinetic Blooms Explore Bodily Degeneration 
4. Elegant Animals Commune and Contemplate in Hand-Carved Wooden Sculptures by Nikichi 
5. Global Architecture Rises from Resin Hermit Crab Shells in Aki Inomata’s Consideration of Home and Borders

Pectoral fins oscillate gracefully in Sylvain Gautier's kinetic sculpture of a manta ray. Based in France, Gautier crafts wooden automatas and sculptures that imitate ocean life. See more of his work on Colossal and Instagram.

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Jamel Shabazz's street photography documented Black life in '80s and '90s New York. / The Atlantic

A new mafia museum opens soon in Italy. / The Art Newspaper

Oxford University students are designing an online museum to improve mental health. / BBC News

Photographer Kwame Brathwaite, who declared "Black is beautiful," dies at 85. / ARTnews

Friendly monsters with enthusiastic grins and pastel fur and feathers saunter through the streets of New York City thanks to Loe Lee.

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