Fall 2018
Cover Story
Reflecting a world in transition, artists use their stage to wrestle with the past and confront contemporary issues of borders, boundaries, and labor.
Featured Stories
Painting's Broad Brush
Whether using canvas, ceramics, or textiles, today’s contemporary artists are rethinking what else a painting can be.
Where Tears Turn to Crystals
In a rewriting of history, Devan Shimoyama constructs his own magic, reclaiming moments of sorrow and fear as beauty for queer black men.
Also in this Issue
At Long Last: Expanded Learning and Fun
The Science Center’s new PPG Science Pavilion will welcome more young learners, expand the kinds of science fun they can cook up, and bring large-scale traveling shows to the region.
Where Have all the Trees Gone?
Tree coverage in Allegheny County is disappearing at an alarming rate, says Tree Pittsburgh. Experts weigh in on why it matters and the course ahead.

Big Picture
This wulfenite with mimetite specimen from Mexico is on display in the Masterpiece Gallery of Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems at Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Photo: Joshua Franzos