The patriarch of LA art, a psychedelic summer vacation, and a Japanese love story from Matthew Barney and Björk.

The grimace-smiles of politicians, a street art controversy, and paintings inside of paintings.

Swarming glow sticks, Pop Art cars, and a giant with his parents.

A floating garden, hipster statues, and melting ice cream.

Expressive hands, angry aristocrats, and leaping cats.

We owe our visions of the future to the relatively unknown artist and engineer Syd Mead. Menna Aden photographs personal spaces from a lightbulb’s perspective. Cai Guo Qiang’s explosions rival the accidental Fourth of July fireball unleashed by the city of San Diego. Ken Solomon immortalizes the Facebook pages of other guys named Ken Solomon. A student activist lights up a cigar at the president of Columbia University’s desk.

Hanging leopards, tranquil islands, and a levitating 340-ton rock.

The plague, indoor clouds, and art memes.