Art Problems: Do I Need an Agent?
Artist agents are not the panacea we imagine them to be, but AI agents won’t solve all your problems, either. Paddy Johnson breaks it down.
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Whoa, the Lion Nebula!
NASA’s JWST recently snapped this image of the Lion Nebula (NGC 2392) . Massive stars undergo supernova explosions at the end of their lives, but these kinds of events are few and far in between. Most of the universe’s stars have lower masses, like the one belonging to NGC
John Berger in His Own Bruised Time
The late novelist and art critic asked Tom Overton to wait to write his biography until after his death. The result is deeply informative, deferential, and perceptive, sometimes lyrically so.
The Case for Quitting: The Surprising Benefits of Opting...
The Case for Quitting: The Surprising Benefits of Opting Out by Lindsay Crouse. “When perseverance turns against us, quitting isn’t just a way out. Often, it’s the first step to something better. A pivot. A break. A chance to go further — or be free.”
We’re Reporters, Not Teachers. We Were Able to Start Private Schools Anyway.
"Our reporting has shown how easily people—some with questionable backgrounds—have founded their own private schools in barns, strip malls and other places. That led us to an experiment: If the hurdles to open a school are so low, could we do it?"
The Kids Who Identify as Animals
"A rising subculture of kids says they don’t feel entirely human. Here’s what their parents are learning to do with that."
Into the fire
These women once fled ISIS. Now they defuse the landmines the militants left behind in their Yazidi homeland in northern Iraq - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Roy Lichtenstein Was All Style
John Yau on the Whitney’s retrospective of the Pop titan, an interview on Indigenous perseverance with Congress hopeful Jonathan Nez, and art films to see at DOC NYC.
Things people don’t say
Marketers and politicians too. We don’t say them because it’s assumed. And because we’re afraid. “I might be wrong.” “I’m just guessing” “This might be selfishly motivated.” “It could be that I’m hallucinating.” “I heard this somewhere but I don’t know firsthand that it’s
Why Cleopatra, Lawrence of Arabia, Ben-Hur & Other Hollywood Classics Still Look So Good
Cleopatra cost Twentieth Century Fox $44 million, by the studio’s own estimate. That may sound like the budget of one of those genre pictures that winds up going straight to streaming, but if we convert those 1963 dollars into current ones, it comes out to $480 million. The
Soviet-Era Illustrations of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit (1976)
Until I read J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, my favorite book growing up was, by far, The Hobbit. Growing up in Russia, however, meant that instead of Tolkien’s English version, my parents read me a Russian translation. To me, the translation easily matched the pace
NostradamusGPT: The Psychology of Prophecy and How to Break Free from the Prison of Predictive Technologies
This is our paradox: We know that uncertainty is the substrate of the universe, is the crucible of creativity, is the path to truth, and yet we spend our lives searching for certainty. The word auspicious derives from the Latin auspex — one who examines the flight of birds for
“If a human did this, it would be an instant Fields...
“If a human did this, it would be an instant Fields Medal, no questions asked.” OpenAI recently released 350+ proofs of mathematical theorems, all in one go . “I imagine many mathematicians, like me, felt like they got punched in the stomach yesterday,”
The first trailer for Greta Gerwig’s Narnia: The...
The first trailer for Greta Gerwig’s Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew . I love Gerwig and I know this will be good, but I’m cautiously optimistic that it will be great. (I still forever have “Chronicwhatcles of Narnia” stuck in my head tho…)
Girls is coming back to HBO for a 5-episode run. Lena...
Girls is coming back to HBO for a 5-episode run . Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet, and Andrew Rannells are all returning. I loved this show and will tune in for sure.
221 Camera Obscuras Fill Pneuhaus’ Immersive, Inflatable, Image-Capturing Installation
In "Compound Camera 3," viewers step inside a luminous viewing room. 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 221 Camera Obscuras Fill Pneuhaus’ Immersive,
NYC Artists Open Their Doors
Open studios and houses, plus reviews of Betty Parsons, Riddikuluz, and the L train burlesque.
Probability Theory Pioneer Mark Kac on the Unpredictability of Creativity and the Two Types of Geniuses
"Creative people live in two worlds. One is the ordinary world which they share with others and in which they are not in any special way set apart from their fellow men. The other is private and it is in this world that the creative acts take place."
“Cornell 7” Case Sparks Fury and Protests in Solidarity With Jane Doe
A Nationwide Day of Action on October 8 gathered artists, activists, and survivors in a collective call for institutions to hold abusers accountable.
Art Films We Look Forward to Watching at DOC NYC
Documentaries on a giant pencil that became a local watering hole, the afterlife of Frida Kahlo through her image, and collagist Romare Bearden are among the festival’s most enticing offerings.
Sara Flores Paints What the World Stands to Lose
“Every opportunity to show my work is a platform to raise attention on the struggle for self-determination and cultural resistance of the Shipibo people,” the artist told Hyperallergic.
So Many Different Mes
Japanese photographer and artist Tomoko Sawada works primarily in self-portraiture. For her first project, she visited ID photo booths to take hundreds of photos of herself, dressed, posed, and presented differently. Eugenie Shin of Tokyo Weekender calls that 1998 project, ID
Nobel Laureate Doris Lessing on Breaking Free from the Prisons We Choose to Live Inside
This is the history of the world: revolutionaries turning into tyrants, leaders who claim to stand with the masses turning the individuals within them on each other, stirring certainties and self-righteousness to distract from the uncomfortable unknowns, from the great open
Roy Lichtenstein Has Lost His Luster
He went from being a satirist of America’s ideals to a parody of himself, an artist content with other artists’ masterpieces.
Utah Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Nine Mile Canyon Construction Project
The environmental organizations filed a suit against the Bureau of Land Management for approving the project that endangers centuries-old Indigenous petroglyphs.
ArtCraft is building open source versions of what looks...
ArtCraft is building open source versions of what looks like most of Adobe’s Creative Cloud apps . Oh, and a word processor and a spreadsheet app because why not?
Karachi Biennale Cancels Fifth Edition Over “War Conditions”
The cancellation of the January 2027 event reportedly came without the input of the biennale’s curator, Noor Ahmed.
Reelizer: A Trove of Movie Art
Reelizer is a personal project by Roger Erik Tinch that is a collection of movie art: prints, posters, illustrations, albums, books, covers, etc. Careful, you can lose hours here…Tinch has a great eye. A few of my favorites: Tags: art · movie posters · movies · posters
Thing I am going to make time for in the next few days:...
Thing I am going to make time for in the next few days: Harry Styles and Thom Yorke in conversation . “My laptop has been dead for about 6 years. I don’t know where my charger is.” There’s an accompanying Rolling Stone cover story .
‘Arcana Borealis’ Summons the Power of Spirituality and Artist Communities
'Arcana Borealis—Northern Women and Esotericism' delves into a new perspective on modern art the Atenium Art Museum in Helsinki. 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
The People Holding Up the Internet. Amazing to see how...
The People Holding Up the Internet . Amazing to see how much of the modern internet still depends on the volunteer work of individual people. 4 billion phones rely on the time zone database, a text file edited by just two people in their spare time.
Jonathan Nez on Indigenous Perseverance
The former Navajo Nation president running for Congress in Arizona speaks to Hyperallergic about his upbringing, how Diné culture shapes his political thinking, and the importance of historical memory.
