Leila collects art that’s made of human hair and displays it to the public at a museum bearing her name in Independence, Missouri. 

July 11, 2018 | Blog

The Monongah Mine Disaster is recognized as the worst industrial disaster in U.S. history– and you’ve likely never heard about it. The disaster occurred in my hometown of Monongah, West Virginia. On… 

June 16, 2018 | Blog

No other epidemic or pandemic has claimed as many lives as the Spanish Flu, not even the Black Death in the 14th century or AIDS in the 20th century — 100 years later, why have we forgotten the deadliest pandemic in history? 

May 30, 2018 | Blog

Waxwork artist Sigrid Sarda’s work explores the intersections of sex, death, and mortality. Here, our own Sarah Chavez talks to Sigrid about her new series The Unrequited, which is about loss, grief, and redemption. 

May 23, 2018 | Blog