“The Urchins,” Marina Bay, Singapore. All images © Choi + Shine Architects, shared with permission Whether working in Scottsdale, Arizona, or Fukuoka City, Japan, Jin Choi and Thomas Shine have found that crochet is a universal language. The pair engage communities around the world in large-scale projects that involve crafting elaborate lace patterns...

All images © Alex Chinneck, shared with permission Alex Chinneck has the world tied in knots as he distorts everyday tools and infrastructure. Twisting and twining telephone booths, hammers, and lamp posts, the British artist (previously) warps common objects to exaggerated proportions, rendering each almost entirely unusable. Mop handles form perfect...

“Pink Moon,” oil on canvas, 39 x 55 inches. All images courtesy of Gilman Contemporary, shared with permission “I want people to feel like they have stumbled onto a riddle,” says Jason Wheatley about his dreamy scenes. Melding realistic depictions with fantastical elements, the artist warps the time-honored traditions of still lifes by adding animals...

All images © Jessica Thompson-Lee, shared with permission Jessica Thompson-Lee twists the age-old design principle of form following function with her biomorphic ceramics. Evocative of cellular structures, coral, and mycelium networks, handles appear to grow from Thompson-Lee’s mugs, sprawling outward into lattice-like webs that require users to slot...

“Untitled #1074” (2002), specially-formulated wax, pigment, silk Duchesse satin, silk flowers, tassels, chicken-wire fencing, wire, metal basket, 5/16-inch 30 Grade proof coil chain, quick-link shackles, paper towels, jaw-to-jaw swivel, cable, cable nuts, 36 x 31 x 24 inches. All images © Petah Coyne, courtesy of Galerie Lelong & Co., New York,...

All images © Lidiia Marinchuk, shared with permission Wide-eyed, boldly-dressed, and keen to play, an exuberant ensemble of characters created by Lidiia Marinchuk nudges us to remember the most precious parts of childhood. The artist (previously) crafts each figure by hand in her Lisbon studio where she operates her online shop, Marli Toy Art. From...