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Crypto art rears its head again at Art Basel Miami Beach and Pantone's color of the year draws backlash.
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Bold enough to fail
The only theories worth testing are those that are falsifiable–that it’s possible for the test to indicate that in fact, the theory is wrong. And the difference between art and illustration is the same. Illustration can’t fail. It can be improved, surely, but it’s not wrong.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition: the appeal of the surreal, decoding AI dreck, goop relations, learning to think, and pigeon racing pitfalls
Pantone choosing a shade of white for its color of the year...
Pantone choosing a shade of white for its color of the year is a little too on the nose, especially when you consider they chose a color called Mocha Mousse last year.
Pantone’s Color of the Year Sounds About White
After the year we’ve had, going with Cloud Dancer can easily be interpreted as a piercing dog whistle.
Fritolaysia Cuts Off Chiplomatic Relations With Snakistan. “Relations between the two countries...
Fritolaysia Cuts Off Chiplomatic Relations With Snakistan . “Relations between the two countries grew stale in 1994, when Fritolaysian rufflelutionaries crossed zestablished borders and forced Snakistan to dispatch cheesekeeping forces.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Art Movements: All's Fair in Art Fairs
Also: Three art-world heavyweights from Pace, Di Donna, and Sotheby’s are opening a new secondary sales gallery named … “PDS.”
“Change starts with smaller actions, with going against the odds. And the...
“Change starts with smaller actions, with going against the odds. And the strangest possibilities can sometimes lead to the biggest gains. So open every door you can to the future that you want to see .”
The Claims of Close Reading
"Literary studies have been starved by austerity, but their core methodology remains radical."
Wake Up, Beeple!
Crypto-backed artworks at Art Basel Miami Beach advance the wealth mechanisms they claim to subvert and make you, the viewer, a participant in the ploy.
Why Does A.I. Write Like … That?
"If only they were robotic! Instead, chatbots have developed a distinctive—and grating—voice."
“The breakneck speed of New England’s transformation makes it the fastest-heating area...
“The breakneck speed of New England’s transformation makes it the fastest-heating area of the US , bar the Alaskan Arctic, and the pace of its temperature rise has apparently increased in the past five years.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Required Reading
World AIDS Day at Stonewall, Alison Bechdel on making ends meet, Houston van art, NYC’s latest eyesore, Christ and kink, and the family behind Elf on the Shelf.
NYC Announces Three New Public Artists in Residence
Ifeoma Ebo, Stephen Kwok, and Mauricio Higuera will bring “creative problem solving” to three public agencies.
What ‘67’ Reveals About Childhood Creativity. “Through these quaint ready-made formulas the...
What ‘67’ Reveals About Childhood Creativity . “Through these quaint ready-made formulas the ridiculousness of life is underlined, the absurdity of the adult world and their teachers proclaimed…and the curiosity of language itself is savoured.” 💬 Join the discussion on
In Clay, Syd Carpenter Explores Nature, African American History, and the Land
Carpenter's work is on view in three concurrent exhibitions opening in January in Pennsylvania. 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 In Clay, Syd
A View From the Easel
“People really underestimate how much pacing and walking you do when making.”
Hyperrealism Meets Queer Futurism at NADA Miami
The strongest booths at the fair suggested that the future is seeping into the present and that mundane objects can carry the weight of worlds.
How Ferrari’s F1 Team Improved Medical Care for Children
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) in London improved their surgery-to-ICU handoff process by observing how Ferrari’s F1 team handled pit stops . GOSH doctors visited and observed the pit crew handoff in Italy. While visiting the Formula One pit crew the GOSH
Purchase College Was Founded to Make Quality Arts Education Possible
Graduate arts students have access to generous financial support and paid teaching opportunities, state-of-the-art facilities, and New York City’s vibrant cultural scene.
Craft in America Returns for a New Season With “EAST” and “WEST”
The latest episodes of the PBS docuseries explore craft across the US, beginning with stories of artists in the Eastern and Western United States.
Really interesting post about Hammersmith Bridge, which has been closed since 2019,...
Really interesting post about Hammersmith Bridge , which has been closed since 2019, a presumed “loss” of 25,000 daily car trips. “The local economy has adapted, air quality has improved, and overall traffic congestion has lessened.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
To Grow, We Must Forget… but Now AI Remembers Everything. “What if...
To Grow, We Must Forget… but Now AI Remembers Everything. “What if human forgetting is not a bug, but a feature? And what happens when we build machines that don’t forget, but are now helping shape the human minds that do?”
Sound Designing a Life
This is a charming short film on how a Foley artist would sound design a day in an ordinary life. Running hands through spaghetti noodles stands in for hair washing, a spray bottle sounds like rustling sheets, that sort of thing. See also this fascinating short documentary
For This Prestigious Contest, Photographers Capture the Planet’s Most Stunning Landscapes
A pool of 101 top photographs made the cut for publication in the International Landscape Photographer of Year contest's book. 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.
Matthew Rhys & Netflix are plotting an adaptation of Robert Caro’s The...
Matthew Rhys & Netflix are plotting an adaptation of Robert Caro’s The Power Broker . The consensus is that The Power Broker is unadaptable. But, the consensus also was that a 50-billion-page book about Robert Moses was not going to work but here we are. 💬 Join the discussion