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Song Dong’s Monumental Installations Mirror Memori...
The Beijing-based artist's participatory installation "Borrow Light" just opened at the 36th São Paolo Biennial. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7...
Mystery Abounds in Angela Burson’s Engimatic Paint...
What do the objects we surround ourselves with say about who we are? Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month....
Watch a Timelapse of the Notorious Kowloon Walled ...
A legal and infrastructural accident, Kowloon Walled City grew into the densest settlement on the planet. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as...
Yasuaki Onishi Suspends Thousands of Copper Foil M...
"Stone on Boundary" is installed less than an hour's drive from the world's largest open-pit copper mine. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little...
A Quirky and Joyous Social Movement Builds in Xino...
Are you feeling "muy bien?" Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article A Quirky and Joyous Social Movement...
PITR Highlights Storefronts, Signage, and Graffiti...
Drawn from real places around the country, PITR's detailed works read like portraits of one continuous city. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little...
‘Between the Lines’ Showcases the Subversive Tradi...
What does creativity in confinement look like? A bold exhibition offers a look. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month....
In a New Hothouse Animated Short, the Sun Wakes Up...
Hothouse, an apprenticeship program of the National Film Board of Canada, invites participants to create ultra-short animations. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little...
Decadent Alfresco Feasts Serve as Reminders of Sim...
"I believe a picnic is a utopia," says the Los Angeles-based artist. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The...
Yoshitoshi Kanemaki’s Sculptures Sport Kaleidoscop...
What might the form of searching for one's "true self" look like? Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The...
Glowing Plastic Spores Spring from Invasive Vines ...
Mika Rottenberg likens invasive species to the proliferation of plastics in a vivid series of functional fungi. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little...
In ‘Aqueous Renaissance,’ Christy Lee Rogers Conju...
"For me, water has always been both chaos and freedom," the artist says. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month....
Atmospheric Oil Paintings by Martin Wittfooth Illu...
Wittfooth venerates "ancient rhythms that prevail despite our human tumult." Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Atmospheric...
September 2025 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residenc...
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‘Where’s Waldo?’ Meets Sarcastic, Dystopian Vision...
"With a generous dose of cynicism and voyeurism, Tolman portrays the eccentric truths and social failures of Western society." Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for...
Janet Echelman’s Suspended Nets Radiate Across 25 ...
For the first time, the artist's 25-year practice is collected in 'Radical Softness: The Responsive Art of Janet Echelman.' Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for...
‘Crafting Sanctuaries’ Sheds Light on Black Experi...
A partnership between Art Bridges Foundation and Museum of Art + Light illuminates Black spaces during the Great Depression. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for...
Brett Allen Johnson Harnesses the Glow of the Amer...
Johnson renders soaring buttes with fleshy folds and highlights unique patterns in nature. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month....