Taras W. Matla

What an honor to moderate a conversation between artist Lia Halloran and Nobel laureate Kip Thorne. Their book The Warped Side of Our Universe is a stunning blend of science and art—brilliant, beautiful, and mind-expanding. A night to remember.

Colossal news regarding the merger between the @metmuseum and @NeueGalerieNY. More details from @KellyCrowWSJ: wsj.com/arts-culture/f…

Cc: @g_knapp

Is artist Alma Allen—representing the U.S. at the 61st Venice Biennale—alluding to #UFOs #UAPs in his work? The pavilion’s curator, Jeffrey Uslip, seems to be drawing that comparison on Instagram. instagram.com/p/DYMiIxeFrFN/…

Thank you to our colleagues from the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA) at the @ngadc for visiting the museum to experience "Wilhelmina Jashemski’s Legacy: The Gardens of the Roman Empire." Don’t miss it—the exhibition is on view through April 3!

Incredible performance of “Thinkin Bout You” by @flea333 on Jimmy Fallon’s show. Just listened to the full record Honora—easily one of the best things I’ve heard in over a decade. Perfect length, too. Leaves you wanting more. 🥁 🎺 🎸 🔗: youtu.be/fNRFKRlGles?si… via @YouTube

Dreaming of Paris ☀️ This breathtaking view of Pari was painted by Auguste Renoir in 1872. 🎥 Animation designed by Andrey Zakirzyanov (No, this is not AI ❤️)

Unredacted files from 4,000 years ago. The Carrot Men pictographs near Rangely, Colorado painted in the Barrier Canyon style have been standing on that sandstone wall for millennia. No leaks. No podcasts. No press conferences. Just ancient hands leaving a record we still don’t fully understand.

Celebrate with us! 🥂 Feb 25, 5–7 PM: 60th Anniversary Reception + opening of "Paul Reed: A Measured Abstraction." 🖼️🎨 A major Spring 2026 exhibition honoring a key figure of the Washington Color School and his luminous stain paintings. Join us!🍾 #PaulReed #ArtsForAll

☄️SUPER EXCITED to be part of today's X/SPACE about 3I/ATLAS Think you KNOW about #3IATLAS - think again!!!😉 because I've been 'busy' & have a BIG reveal tonight! So join ME with Avi Loeb, & @PhdBrandenburg for what should be a fascinating & lively discussion tonight 4pPT/7pET... ✨With special shout-out THANX to our gracious host @Mavmetax #Astronomy #ufoX #uap

On view through Dec 5: "Yu Youren: Water on the Petal" Discover the intimate side of a calligraphy master—poems for family, personal notes, and works that reveal his art as a labor of love. #ChineseArt #Calligraphy #ArtsForAll #UMD #ARHU

🖼️ Francisco Goya, "The Marquesa de Pontejos," c. 1786. Andrew W. Mellon Collection.   🖼️ Paul Manship, "Diana and a Hound," 1925. Gift of Mrs. Houghton P. Metcalf.   🖼️ Francisco Goya, "María Teresa de Borbón y Vallabriga," 1783. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection.

You may have seen this painting before…but do you know the wild story behind it? @Wmarybeard dives into the myth and the madness of El Greco’s “Laocoön.”

Here’s my sculpture “Coloring Book” on view during a past Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition in their courtyard, which has been held in London every year since 1769.

With poachers and traffickers employing increasingly sophisticated tactics, conservationists and police are using the latest forensic technology to fight the illegal wildlife trade and protect the most vulnerable animal species. 🔗 on.natgeo.com/4mBYty1

Happy 80th Birthday, Debbie Harry! Andy Warhol, "Debbie Harry", 1980, © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. @BlondieOfficial #DebbieHarry #AndyWarhol #warhol #PopArt #art

One of Joel Shapiro’s masterpieces—arguably his finest outdoor work—is “Untitled” (1989), in the @ngadc Sculpture Garden. A profound loss. RIP.

Happy Flag Day, courtesy of Ed Ruscha. “Georges’ Flag,” 1999.

What an inspiring story! @GettyMuseum does some of the most extraordinary conservation work. I’ll never forget when Mark Leonard and Tiarna Doherty so beautifully restored Jean-Baptiste Oudry’s masterpiece, “Clara.” Truly unforgettable. ft.com/content/11736a…

Print curator note 🧐: Printing on sheep intestine is quite a feat. Sheep intestine is thin, fragile, and irregularly shaped—unlike paper or vellum (prepared animal skin), which can be cut into sheets. hyperallergic.com/1017774/rijksm…

BOMBSHELL: The Pentagon helped spread UFO myths for a generation. When a new DoD investigation dug up the military’s role, the Air Force pushed for a coverup. With the mighty @aviswanatha wsj.com/articles/WP-WS…