Art
Savior Complex: Populist Pugilism at the Lucas Mus...
“Where did George Lucas get this chip on his shoulder?”
Buoyed by $105 Million Sale, Christie’s Inaugurate...
Blue-chip auction house Christie’s on September 23 revealed the launch of a new division focused on sales of pop culture memorabilia, Artnews reports. The announcement comes on the heels of a sale of sports, music, and historical memorabilia from...
Private Members Club Maison Estelle Under Police I...
The London-based private members club was set to be host parties and dinners for Frieze Week, all of which have now been canceled.
AI-Generated Mural Sparks Backlash in Banksy’s Hom...
The city, which boasts an international reputation for street art, including producing the artist Banksy, received strong pushback from its local arts community.
Joan Mitchell Foundation Releases Report on Artist...
Last week, the Joan Mitchell Foundation published the report “Creating Future Memory: Building the Field of Artist Legacy Stewardship.” The report is available on the foundation’s website as a free PDF download. The report’s authors, Solana Chehtman and Sharon...
Sotheby’s is Selling One of the World’s Most Covet...
The auction—Sotheby’s first-ever held at the Macallan Estate—also features bottles designed by artists Sir Peter Blake, Valerio Adami, and Michael Dillon.
Fondation Beyeler Unveils Three New Peter Zumthor–...
The Fondation Beyeler in Riehen, Switzerland, has revealed a trio of buildings designed by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, the Pritzker Prize–winning designer of the new David Geffen Galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The three structures,...
El Museo del Barrio Rented Space to Controversial ...
On the twenty-fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, a nonprofit organization called the International Center for 9/11 Justice rented space from New York’s El Museo del Barrio for a four-day conference called “Turning the Tide: 9/11 25 Years...
Red Moons and Lightning Illuminate Sarah Lee’s Unc...
Supple mountains cradled by lakes and forests are tinged with magical realism. 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...
Steven Shearer, Painter of Disaffected Youth, Wins...
Canadian multidisciplinary artist Steven Shearer, known for his portraits blending youth subculture, contemporary iconography, and art-historical references, has been named the winner of this year’s C$100,000 ($71,000) Audain Prize for the Visual Arts. Established in 2004 with the aim...
MOKSi gives GiftTrees the confidence to be both go...
The Liverpool studio has given the Manchester tree-planting company a brand that finally says what it is: a business doing good, and damn proud it it. You know that optional contribution you get when...
A Look Around London Design Festival and London Fa...
London Fashion Week designers borrowed from artists such as Francis Bacon, Man Ray, Caravaggio and Françoise Grossen.
A Leonor Fini Retrospective Provokes Surrealism’s ...
The show opens at Frankfurt's Schirn Kunsthalle in October.
Illustrator Rosa Snijders finds the softness in gr...
The Amsterdam-born, Milan-based artist graduated into the pandemic, yet built an editorial career by sending emails. She tells us how she turns difficult themes into an image in five hours flat, and w...
Design Bridge and Partners turns Leone's Turin swe...
The 170-year-old Italian confectioner has opened a new visitor experience around its live production line, and the joy is how little of it is on a screen. You know the song. Only this isn't pure imagi...
McLaren evolves its identity with a wordmark inspi...
The racing marque's new look pays homage to a service station in Auckland, but keeps the Speedmark, the Papaya and the Speedy Kiwi. It's good to remember where we came from. It grounds us when life fe...
Jeremy Shaw at Galerie Neu
September 10 – November 7, 2026
Pap Souleye Fall at MIT List Visual Arts Center
July 30 – November 29, 2026
Chiharu Shiota and Mami Kataoka Named to l’Ordre d...
Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota and Mami Kataoka, the director of the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, have been appointed to l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters) by the government of France. Shiota was awarded...
German Artists Arrested at Louvre for Installing T...
Two German artists were arrested at the Louvre in Paris on September 19 after mounting two canvases to a wall of the Salle des États, where Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is displayed. Police reported that the pair used...






















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