Can Artists Stop the AI Slop Machine?
A recent workshop in Manhattan's Lower East Side challenged the notion that the takeover of machine learning is inevitable.
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How Agates Form, Why Minnesota Lakes Have So Many, & Where To...
How Agates Form, Why Minnesota Lakes Have So Many, & Where To Look For Them . I was always excited as a kid to go find agates at the lake (typically Lake Superior), but I didn’t know a) how they formed, or b) that you couldn’t find them just anywhere. 💬 Join the discussion on
Hyperallergic’s Art Tarotscope for the Fall Equinox
From the nadir of the collapse, we start to see the glimmers of a foundation from which we can build a new world.
10 Art Shows to See in the Bay Area This Fall
Artists on Black Oakland history, Suzanne Jackson’s diaphanous suspended paintings, Julio César Morales’s poignant watercolors, and much more.
Stephen Westfall’s Avian Abstractions
Like Charlie "Bird" Parker’s jazz improvisation, the artist's compositions are simultaneously cacophonous and rhythmic.
The Night Harriet Tubman Made History
An exhibition of art and historical artifacts celebrates the freedom fighter’s story without over-mythologizing her.
When Artists Are Too Old to Be “Emerging”
If the art world is serious about equity, it has to stop equating emergence with youth and start building structures that reflect the multiplicity of artistic timelines.
Announcing the 2025 Center for Craft Archive Fellows
Teju Adisa-Farrar, Robert Choe-Henderson, Amalia Uribe Guardiola, Crystal Vance Guerra, Trelani Michelle, and Bilphena Decontee Yahwon will publish their research in special edition articles on Hyperallergic in 2026.
Inspired by a question over at Cup of Jo, what are the...
Inspired by a question over at Cup of Jo , what are the five things that are essential in your kitchen? Mine lean black & tan: balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, parmesan, olive oil, mayonnaise. (Honorable mention: chili oil.) 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Through Illuminated Compositions, Raúl de Nieves Transforms a Hall into a Bold Sanctuary
"In Light of Innocence" transforms Pioneer Works' hall into vibrant, light-filled sanctuary. 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 Through Illuminated
Blending In
These are some of my favorite portrait illustrations from Sofia Bonati . In her art you’ll find female portraits that invite you into a dreamlike world where the woman and her surroundings intertwine, connect. They are women with deep, mysterious looks, who want to tell us
Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause
"By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy."
Refract: The Seattle Glass Experience Returns This October
With over 100 events and more than 50 artists at Seattle’s signature fall festival, discover why the Pacific Northwest is the leading glass art regional hub in the US.
Meet UConn’s MFA Studio Art Class of 2028
This fully funded three-year graduate program in Southern New England supports a broad range of art making, exemplified by the work of its newest students.
The Climate Change Paradox. “Earth’s climate is chaotic and volatile. Climate change...
The Climate Change Paradox . “Earth’s climate is chaotic and volatile. Climate change is simple and predictable. How can both be true?” Complexity & chaos theory are so interesting. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
MAGA Is Coming for the Arts!
Trump-approved Venice Biennale proposals, perspectives from artists who endured authoritarianism, and more in The Siren ’s third edition.
The 2025 Audubon Photography Awards Emphasize Epic and Endangered Migrations
Now in its 16th year, the international competition focuses on both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. 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 The 2025
On the latest wave of AI/LLM tools. “It is a transition from...
On the latest wave of AI/LLM tools . “It is a transition from working with a co-intelligence to working with a wizard. Magic gets done, but we don’t always know what to do with the results.”
Smart Tracker Cards
Here’s a thing I didn’t know existed until the other day: credit-card sized trackers that you put into your wallet (or bag) that can be located with Apple Find My. Some come with long-life batteries and others are rechargeable. Some can play a sound when lost. This seems pretty
“Trump told voters that they could indulge their resentments and still walk...
“Trump told voters that they could indulge their resentments and still walk away richer and more prosperous. But they can’t . To embrace nativism in a global, connected economic world is to sacrifice prosperity for the sake of exclusion…”
Early next year, Sesame Street is making hundreds of full episodes available...
Early next year, Sesame Street is making hundreds of full episodes available on YouTube . 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
‘I Love You Too!’ My Family’s Creepy, Unsettling Week with an AI Toy
"The cuddly chatbot Grem is designed to ‘learn’ your child’s personality, while every conversation they have is recorded, then transcribed by a third party. It wasn’t long before I wanted this experiment to be over ..."
Descend into the Underworld via Anish Kapoor’s Sculptural Subway Station Entrances
Two portals to the Monte Sant’Angelo station in Naples explore what it means to go underground. 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 Descend into the
This is the World’s Biggest Animal Migration
"Six million antelope storm through a pocket of Africa that’s nearly impossible to get to."
Classic Airlines Apparel
Remember the collection of classic airline logos I linked to a few years ago? The folks at 08 Left have taken some of those old logos and put them on hats, t-shirts, and hoodies . Tags: design · fashion · flying 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
New from Neal Agarwal: a series of increasingly ridiculous and difficult captchas....
New from Neal Agarwal: a series of increasingly ridiculous and difficult captchas . I burst out laughing at the vegetables one. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Scandal rocks international stone skipping contest. “The would-be cheaters admitted to the...
Scandal rocks international stone skipping contest . “The would-be cheaters admitted to the scheme by a show of hands and apologized for their misdeeds after the judges raised their suspicions.” Aww, so wholesome? 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
What Happened to Cameron Crowe? He Has Answers.
"Life is the best writer, and sometimes you have to let life show you a little bit of what that is."
Brick by brick
‘I didn’t think I’d get the job!’ How the cheery steeplejack Fred Dibnah dismantled an industrial chimney one brick at a time - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Increasing the dosage
If you’re taking the wrong medication, that’s not going to help. It doesn’t matter how fast you’re going if you’re headed in the wrong direction.
40,000-Year-Old Symbols Found in Caves Worldwide May Be the Earliest Written Language
We may take it for granted that the earliest writing systems developed with the Sumerians around 3400 B.C.E. The archaeological evidence so far supports the theory. But it may also be possible that the earliest writing systems predate 5000-year-old cuneiform tablets by several
How a 19th Century Scientist Created Incredibly Realistic 3D Models of the Moon (1874)
At the moment, there’s no better way to see anything in space than through the lens of the James Webb Space Telescope. Previously featured here on Open Culture, that ten-billion-dollar successor to the Hubble Space Telescope can see unprecedentedly far out into space, which, in
“Style lessons from Robert Redford, one of the most stylish men in...
“Style lessons from Robert Redford, one of the most stylish men in the last century.” Derek Guy: “The 1970s is often written off as the ‘decade that taste forgot.’ But Redford shows how to do it well…” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
LA Louver to Close Gallery Space and Shift Into Private Model
The Los Angeles gallery’s vast archive will be donated to the Huntington library.