Nicola Florimbi’s Paintings Are Unsettling and Necessary
Her depictions of individuals in settings that seem both out of time and of this moment represent one of many engaging paradoxes.
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Patagonia Sues Drag Queen "Pattie Gonia" for Trademark Infringement
“This is how corporations bully individuals who cannot match their resources,” said the artist and activist.
New Brooklyn Subway Mural Adds a Touch of Whimsy to Commuting
Ruby Onyinyechi Amanze’s mosaic “May Your Road Be Light and Fun” at Borough Hall excerpts drawings from over 10 years of the artist’s practice.
Radiohead’s OK Computer reimagined as Nintendo 64...
Radiohead’s OK Computer reimagined as Nintendo 64 songs , featuring reworked sounds from Mario Kart, Super Mario 64, Ocarina of Time, Goldeneye 007, and more.
Martha Cooper Captures How Urban Youth Made New York
Her photographs showcase an intensely physical side of the city: breaking down boxes to dance upon, spray-painting subway cars.
Andor Gave Us One Of TV’s Best Monologues
Andor loves a good monologue. Among the best of them is Nemik’s Manifesto : Remember this, Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the galaxy. And Kino Loy’s speech to his fellow
Open Call: The 7th VH AWARD for Media Artists Engaged with the Context of Asia
Supporting media artists with production grants, global exhibitions, and an expanded online residency with Ars Electronica.
Infinite Jeffs is an actual physical book you can buy...
Infinite Jeffs is an actual physical book you can buy in which “every one of the ~550,000 words in Infinite Jest [is replaced] with ‘Jeff’ while preserving punctuation, line breaks, etc.”
How Should a Book Sound? And What About Footnotes?...
How Should a Book Sound? And What About Footnotes? Footnotes present “kind of a nasty problem for an audiobook: where do the footnotes go? There is no bottom of the page in an audiobook, obviously.”
Out now: new Boards of Canada album. Get it wherever you...
Out now: new Boards of Canada album. Get it wherever you buy or stream music .
The True Crime Story of a Notorious Looter
How Douglas Latchford got away with it; plus, Frank Stella’s Navajo weavings.
Artist of sympathy and cruelty
Mozart’s genius lay in writing music of such power that he could draw his audience into morally wrenching predicaments - by Dorian Bandy Read on Aeon
“Because you’re the cheapest”
If we choose you based on price, please don’t be surprised if we leave the moment someone else uses the same tactic on you. Low price is a temporary refuge for a marketer who has run out of useful ways to improve the experience and deliver more value.
Albert Camus on the Three Antidotes to the Absurdity of Life
"In a world whose absurdity appears to be so impenetrable, we simply must reach a greater degree of understanding among men, a greater sincerity."
The Looter Who Built Your Favorite Museum
A new book maps the network that allowed Douglas Latchford to violently rip Khmer statues from their homes and funnel them into Western institutions.
Art Movements: Wolfgang Tillmans Wins Europe's Richest Art Prize
The first public exhibition of Jack White's artwork, Cheryl Finley gets the David C. Driskell Prize, and more news to know.
Required Reading
This week: a record-breaking World Cup mural in Mexico City, the Gen Z of 19th-century France, van Gogh and AI, and more.
Matte Marble Dust Glimmers Across Marin Majic’s Enigmatic Scenes
Marin Majic uses marble dust to accentuate and define light, creating a twinkling effect with otherwise matte stone. 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