A Venice Biennale in Protest
Rallies and revelations about the Israeli pavilion, shows to see in Upstate New York, and remembering Steven Durland.
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Open Season
"Colorado’s San Luis Valley was a wildlife poacher’s paradise. Then an undercover federal agent arrived."
Buckminster Fuller Creates an Animated Visualization of Human Population Growth from 1000 B.C.E. to 1965
Sit back, relax, put on some music (I’ve found Chopin’s Nocturne in B major well-suited), and watch the video above, a silent data visualization by visionary architect and systems theorist Buckminster Fuller, “the James Brown of industrial design.” The short film from 1965
Dream physics
In our dreams, the laws of thermodynamics don’t apply, and gravity works in strange ways. We can jump across a chasm and stick the landing on the other side. This freedom is important. It’s part of what makes a dream, a dream. It’s not just the physics of moving matter, though.
How Yasujirō Ozu Learned to Use Color in His Masterful Films: A New Every Frame a Painting Video Essay
Yasujirō Ozu was born in 1903, and made films from the late nineteen-twenties up until his death in 1963. Though not an especially long life, it spanned Japan’s pre- and postwar eras, meaning that in many ways, it ended in a very different country than it began. Not that you’d
Steven Durland, Champion of Performance Art, Dies at 75
A longtime editor of High Performance magazine in Los Angeles, Durland maintained his own practice while advocating for the art form.
Israeli Pavilion Artist Made Legal Threats Before Venice Biennale Jury Resigned
Belu-Simion Fainaru alleged antisemitism and discrimination after the jury decided to exclude Israel from awards, new reports reveal.
A supercut of context-free intertitles from Adam Curtis...
A supercut of context-free intertitles from Adam Curtis documentaries . Even if you don’t know who Adam Curtis is, this is entertaining.
10 Exhibitions to See in Upstate New York This May
Irina Lotarevich’s edgy minimalism, Koyoltzintli’s investigations into a sacred object, Daniele Frazier’s explorations in camera-less photography, and more.
New episode of Great Art Explained on Francis Bacon ....
New episode of Great Art Explained on Francis Bacon . “A new generation was starting to ask - who gets to decide what is right? And who has the authority to tell us how to live?”
Remembering Georg Baselitz, Nicole Hollander, and Doris Fisher
This week, we honor a German Neo-Expressionist, the creator of the “Sylvia” comic strip, and an arts patron behind SFMOMA.
20 years ago: a guy interviewing for an IT job gets...
20 years ago: a guy interviewing for an IT job gets pulled onto live TV . “Mr. Goma is being celebrated as a folk hero of sorts for anyone who has ever found themselves ill-equipped for a challenge in the workplace.”
Jon Krakauer writes about what has changed about...
Jon Krakauer writes about what has changed about climbing Mt. Everest since he wrote Into Thin Air . “The deadly hazards I wrote about attracted novice climbers to Everest like gamblers to a slot machine.”
Luscious Hair Sculptures Sprout Like Branches in a Symbiotic Exhibition
Merryn Omotayo Alaka and Sam Frésquez's synthetic hair sculptures suspend from the ceiling and splay across the floor like organic growths. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as
Infants are dying because parents are opting-out of...
Infants are dying because parents are opting-out of vitamin K shots . “In the hopes of safeguarding their newborns from what they see as unnecessary medical intervention, they have shunned fundamental and scientifically sound pharmaceutical intervention.”
My pal Matt Haughey recut the first season of Apple...
My pal Matt Haughey recut the first season of Apple TV’s Murderbot into a 3.5-hour-long movie . “I did it fast so there are a few jarring cuts, but I now have an entertaining as hell movie with zero interruptions.”
Shoot the Shit With Jack Kerouac
In NYC, an exhibition of cherished letters, photographs, and talismans brings us into the daily life of the reluctant Beat Generation icon.
How Fatinha Ramos Channels ‘Visual Activism’ in Her Richly Layered Illustrations
"Art should broaden how we see the world—and that includes how we see bodies, too.” 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 How Fatinha Ramos Channels
What Will It Take to Get AI Out of Schools?
"The tech world assumes that AI-aided education is necessary and inevitable. A growing number of parents, educators, and cognitive scientists say the opposite."
Hundreds Protest Israel’s “Genocide Pavilion” at Venice Biennale
Activists led by the Art Not Genocide Alliance blocked the entrance to Israel’s pavilion while waving Palestinian flags on the first day of exhibition previews.
Steel And Shadows Converge in “Larry Kagan: Men”
Opening May 9 at Louis K. Meisel Gallery in New York City, this exhibition invites viewers to reconsider sculpture and perception.
NASA Just Dropped More Than 12,000 Photos from the Artemis II Mission
Explore thousands of images taken by the Artemis II astronauts during their 10-day flyby mission around the moon. 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
Pussy Riot and Topless Activists Rally Against Russian Pavilion at Venice Biennale
The art collective and the feminist group FEMEN displayed Ukrainian flags and chanted as police blocked access to the pavilion.
The Voice That Revealed a Planet
"David Attenborough turned a whisper into one of the most powerful voices in history. At 100, it carries both wonder and warning."
Inside the Enhanced Games, Where Athletes Compete on Steroids. And Growth Hormones. And Adderall.
"Most drugs are banned in the world of elite sports, but not here. In this competition—backed by Peter Thiel, Donald Trump Jr., and Saudi royalty—the athletes are guinea pigs. And if those backers have their way, you’re next."