Art
The Colorful, Scandalous, True History of the Mach...
The jukebox got its start earlier than you might think, but it truly became iconic when rock 'n' roll took over in the 1950s
The Best Booths at Frieze Seoul, From Remnants of ...
The Korean art fair's fourth edition runs through September 6 at the Coex.
El Museo del Reggaeton at Embajada
June 28 – September 27, 2025
Rosalyn Drexler, Indefatigable Painter Who Wrestle...
Her innovative paintings of the 1960s have only recently gotten their due.
The Library at Closing Time
On Wolfgang Tillmans's “Nothing Could Have Prepared Us – Everything Could Have Prepared Us” at the Centre Pompidou
Sylvain Amic (1967–2025)
Sylvain Amic, president of the Musée d’Orsay and the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris, died of heart failure August 31 while vacationing in the south of France. He was fifty-eight. Amic had been appointed to lead the institutions just...
‘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....
As the Fall Art Season Opens, New York Galleries S...
Hope springs eternal, if not in April, then in September.
Nazi-Looted Painting That Appeared in Argentine Ho...
Its holder, the daughter of a former Nazi, said she was the rightful owner of the piece.
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...
CalArts Lays Off Employees as Budget Deficit Looms...
The private California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in Santa Clarita, California, shed nine staffers this summer and cut at least twelve unfilled positions in an effort to reconcile a projected $15 million budget deficit, Hyperallergic reports. All of...
A New Exhibit in Toronto Reexamines the Works of t...
In her monumental work inspired by the Rape of the Sabine Women, an artist reimagines a much-depicted story from antiquity
Elite Moche Residence Unearthed in Northern Peru
Before its abandonment around 700 CE, the structure was deliberately buried beneath more than a meter of adobe brick.
Ex-National Portrait Gallery Head Kim Sajet to Dir...
Sajet was recently ousted as director of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery for supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives (DEI).
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...
Frieze Seoul’s Director on Challenges Facing Asian...
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How SNOTMOTION's Golf animation brings sporty mish...
With their latest short, the duo transforms sporting slip-ups into playful storytelling. From building a golf course on a rotating drum to experimenting with vertigo-style shots, Kate Isobel Scott...
These Photos of Harvesting Cranberries Transform t...
In eastern Massachusetts, flooded wetlands cover the landscape as farmers collect the crop that features on Thanksgiving tables nationwide
How Erika Hurst is fighting AI with authentic, han...
Seeking human-made alternatives to algorithmic mediocrity? This film translator is connecting five Japanese artists with overseas buyers. Between 2004 and 2006, I was fortunate enough to live in S...
Eurovision unveils new global identity for 70th an...
A rebrand for the world's biggest music contest has landed, but it's not the usual big-name agency behind it. The Eurovision Song Contest has revealed a refreshed global identity for its 70th anni...