'What the Hands Remember to Hear' opens next month at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Connecticut. 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 Myth,
I love the remix of Radiohead’s Everything In Its Right Place in the midst of Kelly Lee Owens’ Boiler Room set (~33:50 mark). Had me chair dancing this AM! 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Inspired by Dalí’s vision and his engagement with scientific work, this program seeks to explore the limits of knowledge and imagination through dialogue between art and science.
The painting above was made in 1945 by self-taught artist Janet Sobel; it’s called Milky Way . Sobel was a Ukrainian-born artist who was a pioneer in abstract expressionist art and in drip painting; her work directly influenced that of Jackson Pollock. From Why This Pioneering
“I think sometimes of that black and white historic photograph of 100 people giving a Nazi salute, except one person,” the artist told Hyperallergic. “I think that’s me.”
The best telescopes for astrophotography . Boy, if I needed an expensive new hobby, this might be the one at the top of the list. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Cotton thread and foraged leaves converge in a study of strength and vulnerability. 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 Meticulously Stitched Leaves
What’s the best way to lift people out of poverty? “Cash giving programs believe the people experiencing poverty best understand what they need to escape it.”
A much-touted 4K remaster of Mad Men recently premiered on HBO Max and they forgot to apply digital effects to scenes in some of the episodes so you can see crew in the background, etc. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
"They flap their wings as fast as they can until they disappear over the horizon—all heading toward Chicago, all heading home."
Today: The story of a rare Michelangelo sketch, the battle over a San Francisco brutalist icon, and more.
The winners include art critics and historians who will write about colonialism, immigration, and Palestine in the visual arts context.
"'Whichever line is the longest,' I said. 'That's the line I belong in.'"
Sports cars have a tachometer, a gauge showing how close the motor is to melting down. When the revs enter the red zone, performance is enhanced–for a while. Do it too much or for too long, and you’ll burn out. In our work, there are two sorts of red zones. Athletes know that
Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film, the loose Thomas Pynchon adaptation One Battle After Another, serves up many a memorable scene. But for a certain kind of cinephile, nothing — not the terrorist attacks, not the chases, not the swerves into askew comedy — sticks in the mind
Image via Wikimedia Commons With the old joke about every generation thinking they invented sex, Listverse brings us the papyrus above, the oldest depiction of sex on record. Painted sometime in the Ramesside Period (1292–1075 B.C.E.), the fragments above—called the “Turin
All you need to know about the New York art world this week.
For most of human history, around 50% of children used to die before they reached the end of puberty. In 2020, that number is 4.3% . It’s 0.3% in countries like Japan & Norway. This dramatic decline has resulted from better nutrition, clean water, sanitation, neonatal
Very Good Music Fun Facts from Go Jeff Go including: “Hall and Oates never referred to themselves as “Hall and Oates.” All their records say Daryl Hall and John Oates. Also, there is a 9-inch height difference between Hall & Oates.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
The Vaillancourt Fountain in Embarcadero Plaza could be removed as soon as February.
The artist blends personal portraits that address but cannot be reduced to trans identity with utopian visions of what humanity could be.
Level Devil . This game is hilarious and diabolical. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
The mere spectacle of Es Devlin’s revolving library on the sand betrays its aim of engaging us in the act of reading.
It is astonishing enough that we invented language, this vessel of thought that shapes what it contains, that we lifted it to our lips to sip the world and tell each other what we taste, what it is like to be alive in this particular sensorium. But then we passed it from our
The newly discovered five-inch sketch dates back 500 years.
Titled "A Critter Carol," the short film takes its cues from compassion, creativity, and community. 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 Woodland
Retrospekt refurbs and sells retro technology (VHS tapes, cassette players, instant cameras, typewriters, iPods). 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →