For nearly two decades, the work of Tuscumbia, Alabama-based photographer Robert Rausch has found its place within the pages of The New York Times. His latest project for the newspaper was a poignant travel story about the new Freedom Memorial Sculpture Park in Montgomery, Alabama. The park was commissioned by The Equal Justice Initiative, the non-profit responsible for Montgomery's Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice. "I love people and the connection we all have to each other, to the world around us, and the history we all share," says Rausch.

Up On The Roof: Petrit Halilaj | Abetare (Spider) at The Met  The Kosovo-born artist draws intricate, goofy, figures in space against the Manhattan skyline—birds, flowers, Batman—in metal for the latest Rooftop Commission, which opened yesterday. But look a little closer and fearsome shapes emerge: a hammer and sickle, an ominous spider, indecipherable characters with no linguistic heritage. Halilaj brings to his work images from childhood memories of his count...