A Cold Plunge Into Glenn Ligon’s Blue
New works exemplify a line of inquiry central to the artist’s practice: How might language and color merge to birth figuration?
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An Introduction to Outsider Artist Henry Darger and His...
An Introduction to Outsider Artist Henry Darger and His Bizarre 15,000-Page Illustrated Masterwork .
Itamar Gov Draws on History and Legend for ‘The Rhinoceros in the Room’
The towering, inflatable sculpture fills a medieval church nave at Kunstmuseum Magdeburg. 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 Itamar Gov Draws on
The Greek Mythology Family Tree, Explained
Do you know your Gaia from your Cronus from your Zeus? In fewer than 15 minutes, this video provides a comprehensive overview of all the important Greek & Roman gods, goddesses, nymphs, heroes, monsters, demigods, and other assorted spiritual beings, who begat who, and what all
The Color Game . “Humans can’t reliably...
The Color Game . “Humans can’t reliably recall colors. This is a simple game to see how good (or bad) you are at it. We’ll show you five colors, then you’ll try and recreate them.” I scored 39/50 but got a perfect score on one color.
Hunting for the World’s Most Mythical Cannabis: Big Sur Holy Weed
"California is racing to save iconic cannabis strains before legalization kills them."
How Punch the Monkey Captured the Hearts of Artists
A baby macaque and his ever-present stuffed orangutan at a Japanese zoo have inspired fan art worldwide, from illustration to embroidery to memes.
Squeak Carnwath Paints Her Own Path
This artist rejects the notion that paint as a medium inevitably becomes exhausted, incapable of making something, however broken it may be.
Some of the best drone shots from the 2026 Winter...
Some of the best drone shots from the 2026 Winter Olympics.
A Quilted Ice Hut on a Minnesota Lake Celebrates Community, Agriculture, and Craft
Emily Quandahl and Madeline Cochran joined forces with Art Shanty Projects for one of dozens of projects on Minneapolis' Lake Harriet this winter. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as
‘Viking’ was a job description, not a matter...
‘Viking’ was a job description, not a matter of heredity, massive ancient DNA study shows . “These identities aren’t genetic or ethnic, they’re social. To have backup for that from DNA is powerful.”
‘Fill It With Reality’
"A girl from my home country told me such upsetting things about her life at her employers’ house that I swore to get to the bottom of it."
Loop
Loop is an award-winning animated short featuring a society where people live a perfectly looping existence, all in rhythm. Then one day… Tags: animation · video
Inside the Havana School for Cuban Circus Performers
Constanze Han offers a rare glimpse into a practice session at Escuela Nacional de Circo, Havana's center for circus performance. 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
Mitchell Johnson’s Personal Color at Galerie Mercier in Paris
Intimate paintings spanning nearly four decades of the artist’s career are on view at the gallery from February 28 to March 21.
An app called NonUSA is surging in popularity in Denmark...
An app called NonUSA is surging in popularity in Denmark ; it “helps you identify and avoid American products in everyday life”. (Ironically, iOS-only for now…)
The Trump regime is still deporting people to wherever...
The Trump regime is still deporting people to wherever they want , facilitated by a corrupt Supreme Court.
“I am slowly coming around to a theory on the new...
“I am slowly coming around to a theory on the new cool: You have to essentially pre-deplatform yourself .”
Eating Challenges Are All the Rage. But When Was the Last Time You Saw Someone Eat a Mutton Shoulder Bone?
Even before the internet, overindulgence was something of a spectator sport for those who reveled in gastronomic glory
Epstein in the Shadow of de Sade
Ed Simon on how the intellectual elite absolves abusers of their crimes, Marigold Santos's loving epiphytes, and Damien Davis in conversation with Hakim Bishara.
Going-against-the-grainers
If our ethical beliefs come from our social environment, how do some people find the moral courage to defy convention? - by Dane Leigh Gogoshin Read on Aeon
A Tour Inside the Chelsea Hotel: Once Home to Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Leonard Cohen & More
We’ve all stayed at the Chelsea Hotel, though most of us have done so only in our minds, through such cultural artifacts as Leonard Cohen’s “Chelsea Hotel No. 2,” Bob Dylan’s “Sara,” Nico’s “Chelsea Girls,” Andy Warhol’s eponymous film that includes the Nico song, or Patti
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition: Twin Cities resistance, psychedelic self-reinvention, guardians of the ranch, a file of fragments, and Pantone’s political white.
“Hide competitive stats”
I’ve been playing an online wordgame for a few months, and after each round, it shows me how well I’m doing against the 10,000 other people who are also playing. It didn’t take long for me to realize that the stats weren’t improving my mood (a really good play had me ranking
How the Golden Gate Bridge Was Built: A 3D Animated Introduction
Built during the depths of the Great Depression (from 1933 to 1937), the Golden Gate Bridge became the longest and tallest suspension bridge in the world. During its construction, workers battled harsh conditions — strong winds, thick fog, and the risk of plunging into the San
The Trial of Gisèle Pelicot’s Rapists United...
The Trial of Gisèle Pelicot’s Rapists United France and Fractured Her Family . “‘Look at the Pelicot family.’ They had been ‘confronted with the impossible dilemma,’ he said. ‘How to make suffering coexist.’”
When Coyotes Threatened Livestock on Central Texas Ranches, the Solution Was to Unlock an Ancient Ability in Dogs
"Killing the predators is not nearly as effective as the intimidating presence of well-trained guardians, a role some breeds have played for 5,000 years."
How the Great Zen Master and Peace Activist Thich Nhat Hanh Found Himself and Lost His Self in a Library Epiphany
"To live, we must die every instant. We must perish again and again in the storms that make life possible."
Watch How Ancient Egyptians Carved Hieroglyphs
In a video for the V&A Museum, stone carver Miriam Johnson hand-carves a pair of hieroglyphs “using both sunken relief and raised relief techniques”. The video has minimal narration; mostly it’s just a master craftsperson quietly tapping away at the stone — and getting bits of
An appreciation of Flickr’s URL structure ....
An appreciation of Flickr’s URL structure . “It was a beautiful and predictable scheme. Once you knew how it worked, you could guess other URLs.”
Aunia Kahn’s Lush Portraits Depict a Playful Inner Landscape
The Detroit-based artist finds joy in color and pattern. 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 Aunia Kahn’s Lush Portraits Depict a Playful Inner