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Mitchell Johnson: Paintings from North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Morocco (Selected Work 1979-2025)
Work by the Bay Area artist is on view in Menlo Park, California, through December 20.
Midnight Motorbike: A Lullaby of Wonder for the Sleepless, Inspired by the Whimsy of South India
You know that moment late into the night when the body, famished for rest, is kidnapped from the land of sleep by a mind aflame with rumination, paging through the ledger of regrets — the message you shouldn’t have sent, the hand you should have raised, the kindness you
Da Art of Storytellin’ (A Prequel)
"I’d heard that moan in the presence of older Southern black folk my entire life, but I’d never heard it connecting two rhymed verses. Art couldn’t get any fresher than that."
70+ Artists Transform Matchboxes for Joy Machine’s ‘General Strike’
More than 70 artists across North America respond to a single object: an oversized wooden matchbox. 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 70+ Artists
After 230 years, the US Mint has ended production of new pennies....
After 230 years, the US Mint has ended production of new pennies . One of the very few things that incompetent stopped clock in the White House has gotten accidentally right. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Glass Flora and Fauna Flutter in the Delicate Work of Kate Clements
Clements is drawn to glass as "a material defined by its capacity to hold tension." 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 Glass Flora and Fauna Flutter
The art of rebellion: Justine Kurland’s utopian photography
How the photographer Justine Kurland reframes utopia in the radical freedom of teenage girls, women and outsider communities - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
The deepest South
Slavery in Latin America, on a huge scale, was different from that in the United States. Why don’t we know this history? - by Ana Lucia Araujo Read on Aeon
Subversive Botanicals in Miami’s Art Underground
"Working with non-native plant species, two artists explore themes of gentrification and migration in South Florida."
Stuck happens
When the long-term cost of our situation is uncomfortably linked to the short-term expense and pain of changing the situation, it’s easy to feel stuck. One way to deal with the feeling is to insist that there’s no way to change the situation. That the price we’ll have to pay
How Paris Became Paris: The Story Behind Its Iconic Squares, Bridges, Monuments & Boulevards
Even today, the Paris of the popular imagination is, for the most part, the Paris envisioned by Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann and made a reality in the eighteen-fifties and sixties. Not that he could order the city built whole: as explained by Manuel Bravo in the new video
Aleister Crowley Reads Occult Poetry in the Only Known Recordings of His Voice (1920)
Image by Jules Jacot Guillarmod, via Wikimedia Commons In 2016, we brought you a rather strange story about the rivalry between poet William Butler Yeats and magician Aleister Crowley. Theirs was a feud over the practices of occult society the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn;
The Northern Lights Put on a Show. “A powerful geomagnetic storm brought...
The Northern Lights Put on a Show . “A powerful geomagnetic storm brought spectacular light displays to night skies across the Northern Hemisphere, with sightings of pink, red, and green lights as far south as Florida and Oklahoma.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Put wings on your car. “We call it a private jet for...
Put wings on your car . “We call it a private jet for tax reasons really. Private jets don’t pay duty on fuel, so by adding wings to the vehicle, we should qualify for the same exemption.”
Recently discovered 55-million-year-old crocodile eggshells perhaps belong to “drop crocs”, a species...
Recently discovered 55-million-year-old crocodile eggshells perhaps belong to “drop crocs” , a species that “perhaps [hunted] like leopards — dropping out of trees on any unsuspecting thing they fancied for dinner”. Drop crocs! 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
One-Third of US Museums Feel the Pain of Trump’s Grant Cuts
Two-thirds of affected institutions have not been able to find alternative sources of funding, says a survey by the American Alliance of Museums.
Remembering Erik Bulatov, Kazuki Motoyama, and Ken Parker
This week, we honor a pillar of Soviet pop, the man behind Mario, a founder of an art commune, and more.
Prankster With a Cause Sneaks AI Artwork Into UK Museum
Artist Elias Marrow said he wanted to draw attention to rising hunger and poverty in the country.
More women are riding the streets of Tehran on motorbikes, in violation...
More women are riding the streets of Tehran on motorbikes , in violation of the law & social restrictions. “There is not any political manifesto or social agenda here. It’s just that since my workplace is downtown and I had to commute every day…” 💬 Join the discussion on
We’re All Pink on the Inside
…Literally. An exhibition about bodily freedom features photos from the inside of a vagina, sculptures based on abortion stories, and more.