This Sunday’s edition of The New York Times will feature a distinctive section dedicated entirely to visual art, offering readers an immersive experience without any accompanying news stories, opinion pieces, or page numbers. The section presents six select works of art in large-scale reproductions, marking a unique experiment in translating a digital engagement series into print.

Since early 2024, Times journalists Larry Buchanan, Francesca Paris, and Nico Chilla have been producing an online initiative called the 10-Minute Challenge. The series encourages readers to spend a focused 10 minutes—or however long they choose—examining a single work of art in high-resolution detail, followed by contextual information about the piece. The intent behind the challenge is less about providing comprehensive art historical knowledge and more about fostering a moment of concentrated attention in an age of digital distractions.

Building on the success of the online format, the paper’s Print Hub team, including editor Susan Hopkins and creative lead Larry Buchanan, sought to adapt the concept for the print edition. Recognizing that shifting from screen to newsprint would alter how readers interact with the art, the team aimed to preserve and even enhance the experience within the constraints and opportunities of the newspaper medium.

The printed section showcases six chosen works, spanning from an 18th-century Dutch floral still life to an emotive portrait by Frida Kahlo. Capitalizing on the expansive dimensions of the Times’s broadsheet format—nearly two feet across and larger than the original artworks—the section unfolds into a series of posters. Each can be detached, displayed, or passed around, transforming the traditionally solitary act of viewing art into a potentially communal one. The absence of page numbers reinforces the section’s non-linear design, allowing readers to engage with the pieces in any order.

Achieving high image quality was a priority. The section is printed on heavier, bright white newsprint, commonly used for the Sunday Styles section, to ensure sharp, vibrant, and accurate color reproduction. Specialists Dave Braun and Jim DeMaria worked to deliver detailed, lifelike imagery. The centerpiece is a nearly three-foot-wide tri-fold rendering of Hieronymus Bosch’s “The Garden of Earthly Delights,” printed using a rare tri-fold press at the Times’s College Point facility—marking a first for the newsroom.

Though lacking interactive digital features such as zooming or timers, the print iteration of the 10-Minute Challenge is designed to encourage readers to step away from constant electronic interruptions without disengaging from the world around them. The project highlights the newspaper’s potential to offer a focused, contemplative space in a heavily connected, fast-paced media landscape.