Tasende Gallery

Opening in La Jolla later this month....just in time for Fall....

How Crystal Bridges became one of America’s best museums In just 15 years, the architectural masterpiece — newly expanded this summer — has transformed Bentonville, Arkansas, into a must-see art destination

Behind a 400-foot snake wall in an Escondido park stands a mosaic warrior queen riding a five-legged eagle. ✨

Queen Califia's Magical Circle is the work of Niki de Saint Phalle, the Franco-American artist who spent her last years in San Diego County. She began it in 2000 inside Kit Carson Park. The enclosed circle is 120 feet across: eight totems, 11 to 21 feet tall, standing around a central queen surfaced entirely in mirrored glass, everything built over steel armatures and skinned in hand-cut glass, ceramic and stone.

The subject is where the state's name comes from. Califia was the warrior queen of a mythical island of gold in a 16th-century Spanish romance — the island of California — and Spanish explorers carried the name north with them until it stuck to a real coastline.

Saint Phalle died in May 2002, before it was finished. The garden opened on October 26, 2003, and it remains the only sculpture garden she ever made in the United States.

You come in through a mosaic maze, which means you cannot see a single piece of it until you are standing inside.

Is there a better way to hide something enormous than putting a wall shaped like a snake around it?

David Hockney has died at age 88. His publicist said he “passed away peacefully” at home in London on Thursday, just one month away from his birthday.

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On view: Armando Romero - Paintings & Sculpture. Presentation celebrating Romero's participation in the 2026 Venice Biennale

This summer, Storm King'sFirst Fridays return. Visit for free on the first Friday in June, July, and August and enjoy a slate of family-friendly programming.

On Friday, June 5 enjoy:
🌄Extended hours, open until 8pm
🛍️10% off at the Museum Store and bike rentals
🖼️Curator-led Tour
🚶‍♂Highlights Tour with President John P. Stern
🎒Young Explorer Backpacks
🐦‍⬛Golden Hour Birding

Plan your visit: https://stormking.org/events/first-fridays-free-admission-days/

Mark di Suvero, "She," 1977–78; "Pyramidian," 1987/1998. Photo by Joshua Brown

What to See in 48 Hours at the Venice Biennale 2026 A 48-hour guide to the Venice Biennale 2026, featuring the best pavilions, exhibitions, museums, and local stops to see across Venice.

Can you spot the differences in these two works?

A sensitive interpreter of the human experience, Rembrandt van Rijn painted expressive studies of single figures throughout his career, conveying character through dramatic clothing and lighting.

In Rembrandt's time, students and apprentices would copy a master's work to learn painting techniques and also to expand a workshop's sales of popular images.

While both paintings shown here look identical, one is attributed to Rembrandt and the other to his apprentice.

Check the comments to see if you got it right, then catch these works in Gallery 213 before they part ways on June 9.

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On view.....Armando Romero - Paintings & Sculpture