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Olfactory art

Two people standing in a museum exhibition with an LED strip of light on the ceiling in dark spaces

Curating a Commission: Inside Jónsi’s ‘FLÓÐ’ at the Reykjavík Art Museum Hafnarhús

Jónsi’s FLÓÐ, a sensory installation now on view at Reykjavík Art Museum Hafnarhús, debuted at Seattle's National Nordic Museum in 2023.
By Leslie Anderson
A series of large orange lit wall panels in a museum corridor

Sigur Rós’ Jónsi Has Flooded the Reykjavík Art Museum with Emotion

The exhibition “Jónsi: Flóð” is an exploration of Iceland woven in light, sound and scent
By Mána Taylor
The Reina Sofia Museum Hosts An Exhibition On Picasso ]

These Are the ‘Picasso Celebration 1973-2023’ Shows Still On View

This past April marked the 50th anniversary of Pablo Picasso’s passing at the age of 91, but there are celebratory shows running into 2024.
By Christa Terry
A painting of a woman with red hair sniffing a yellow daffodil in front of a blue background

Exploring the Ephemeral Appeal of Scent as Art

By Christa Terry
Installation view of the PolyThread knitted textile pavilion, designed by Jenny E. Sabin, commissioned for Beauty—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial. Photo by Matt Flynn © 2016 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. PolyThread knitted textile pavilion, 2015–16 Designed by Jenny E. Sabin, Jenny Sabin Studio Design Team: Martin Miller, Charles Cupples Fabricated by Shima Seiki, WHOLEGARMENT Engineering Design by Arup Fabric finishing by Andrew Dahlgren Final finishing, sewing, and assembly by All Sewn Together 3D seamless Whole Garment digitally knit cone elements, photoluminescent, solar active and drake yarns; twill tape; aluminum armature Commissioned by Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The Future Is Now: Meet the Designers Building a Sustainable (and Beautiful) Future

By Alanna Martinez
Anicka Yi's installation pieces, (Photo: Courtesy of Kunsthalle Basel)

An ‘Olfactory Art Installation’ From an MIT-Trained Artist

By Casey Quackenbush
Rainbow glass. (Photo: Fredrik Nilsen)

What Does Blowing Glass Smell Like? Diffusion Stations As Art in New Exhibition

By Laren Stover
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