I Thought I’d Left Authoritarianism Behind . “To anyone who has lived under dictatorship, the pattern is instantly recognizable. Dictators start by instilling fear. They exploit uncertainty to manufacture loyalty.”
"How a culture of dehumanization and denial keeps ICE and Border Patrol personnel 'at war with an enemy that does not fight back.'”
Her painting “Near Abiquiu, New Mexico I” was stashed in an East Village closet for decades. Now it might sell for up to $3 million.
In Kenya, the Philippines and Venezuela, low-paid labour fuels the driverless future of the Global North - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
"As his brain healed over the next six months, however, something remarkable happened, something that would land Edward in the annals of neuroscience case history."
I need order and routine – just as much as I crave excitement and variety. What’s life like with both autism and ADHD? - by Sarah Hendrickx Read on Aeon
The Colombian artist reflects on the state’s attempts to erase history, and the people’s continued refusal. Also: How should artists decide whether to participate in documenta 16?
Our lives are defined not by what we have but what we give — on what and whom we spend our energy and time, how we share our material possessions and our mental powers, what we do with our gifts. “Anything you do not give freely and abundantly becomes lost to you,” Annie
In his farewell address, he said, “Our detached and distant situation invites and enables us to pursue a different course.” It’s easy to fall in love with the idea that we live in a detached and distant situation. To imagine that culture and society and events out there have no
The word zine, referring to a homemade magazine not distributed through the normal commercial channels, has a longer history than you might expect. Its earliest recorded uses date from 1946 in the world of pulp magazines, most often of the science-fiction variety. But just a
The future doesn’t care about your time capsule, but don’t let that stop you.
As a young man, filmmaker Colin Levy got an opportunity of a lifetime. He got a one-on-one meeting with Martin Scorsese. After spending much of his time in high school making a five-minute short, Levy won the national YoungArts award — and, with it, the chance to chat with the
The 56-year-old man is accountable for a "cold, calculated murder-for-hire plot," said US Attorney Jamie McDonald.
“They do not sweat and whine about their condition,” Walt Whitman wrote of the other animals, “they do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins, they do not make me sick discussing their duty to God, not one is dissatisfied, not one is demented with the mania of owning
The documentary short by art historian James Payne traces the history of the paradigm-shifting painting. 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 Great Art
As two documenta 15 artists who were mercilessly vilified due to our support of Palestine, here’s what you need to consider when you make your choice.
A little more legibility would've benefited Alison Nguyen's fragmented short film about the famed NYC artists' housing complex.
Amnesty International found that Israeli forces had no evidence of a verifiable military target at the site of the strike.
Concerns over landmark sites and lack of public input have dampened trust in Proposal 3, in particular.
The case of the copyright history of Fritz Lang’s influential sci-fi masterpiece Metropolis is as convoluted as the history of its film print. Lang’s vision and his original almost-three-hour cut were doomed to censorship right from the start. The Nazis took out its more
In this column honoring those we lost in the art community, we remember a leading Spanish sculptor, a Dutch museum leader, and an Indian modernist.
The artist, former cultural worker, and union organizer won a seat in the US House of Representatives by nearly 70 percentage points.
Later this month, Fort Gansevoort presents 25 of the late Ohio artist's works in 'Beaded and Bound.' 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 Aminah Brenda
“Works of art last much longer than their governments,” she told Hyperallergic in an interview following the far-right president’s removal of works from the National Museum.
"A wayfaring cosmopolitan who never gets stuck, the dilettante is the right anti-hero for our hyper-specialized age."
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From his studio in Athens, Stelios Pupet renders meditative paintings that place organic elements within a subtle grid. 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