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Artists Reflect on 9/11 and the Wounds of the “War on Terror”
Shahzia Sikander, Wafaa Bilal, Rina Banerjee, and others share stories from the day of the attack and the vicious campaign of Islamophobia, racism, and surveillance in its wake.
Teaser trailer for Musk , a 3h45m-long documentary film...
Teaser trailer for Musk , a 3h45m-long documentary film on fascist businessman Elon Musk, directed by Alex Gibney. “He’s chaotic, random, capricious. He is manifestly cruel and selfish. In a science fiction novel, he would not be a hero.”
Kathleen V. Jameson Named Speed Museum Director
The New Museum's new board members, Alison Rossiter works acquired by The Met, a record-breaking David Hockney show, and more in Art Movements.
Brooklyn Museum Displays Work of Artist Killed in 9/11 on 25th Anniversary
Michael Richards’s 1997 sculpture “Free F’All” commemorates the historic African American military pilots, the Tuskegee Airmen, and the discrimination they experienced during service.
A Portrait of an Artist as a Dominatrix
“I Want Your Sex” is a caricature of the art world more than an actually incisive critique, but it’s funner that way.
Tschabalala Self’s Splendid “Lady in Blue” Graces London’s Fourth Plinth
Self said the figure is “not an idol to venerate or a historical figure to commemorate,” but rather “an everyday woman like the many who occupy the square daily.”
Anna Ortiz Traverses the Multiple Realities of the Borderlands
For Anna Ortiz, the jaguar is a fitting metaphor for entering into a mythic borderland. 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 Anna Ortiz Traverses the
Route 66 Turns 100 This Year: Take a Tour of America’s Most Famous Highway
This past summer, the United States of America celebrated 250 years of independence. But for a great many Americana-lovers around the world, this year also brings another, even more resonant date: the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Route 66. In the months leading up
OCAD University Presents Canada's Pavilion at the 2026 Gwangju Biennale
"Skennen'kó:wa ken? (Do You Carry Great Peace?)" is on until November 15, 2026.
Hyperallergic Writers Among 2026 Rabkin Prize Recipients
Contributors Damien Davis and Alicia Inez Guzmán are among the eight arts writers who received the award.
Things are humming
The Knot is coming. On sale today, a limited-edition pennant made by hand in Buffalo… The five-pack from Porchlight (with bonus Spindex) is still available as well. The launch event on September 21 is fully sold out. Spotify chose The Knot as an editor’s pick this month, and
Art Books and Scholarship from the National Gallery of Art
Discover thoughtfully designed exhibition catalogs, insights from leading art historians and conservators, collection highlights, and more.
Hannah Beuchler Loops Thousands of Colorful Loom Bands like Brushstrokes
Th artist taps the small, colorful rubber bands as an accessible material for an inventive application. 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 Hannah
Why Is Everyone In Tech So Sad?
"A lot of people seem to be realizing that knowledge work is mostly pointless. AI might give us the pleasure of finding out what happens if an entire class of workers loses faith in their careers."
Can Andre Agassi Enjoy Pickleball More Than He Hated Tennis?
"After years of relative quiet, the public is meeting 'Andre 2.0' — a pickleball booster, an open book and a guy eager to build a less tortured relationship with competition."
The Chinese room
Can we test for AI consciousness when we don’t understand our own? Getting into John Searle’s ‘Chinese room’ experiment - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Testicle Art Is So Back
A recent history of “disco balls” and its precursors; plus, Ed Simon on why we should be alarmed about Lonnie Bunch’s resignation.
Medieval mental health
Saffron and ostrich liver were prescribed but so were exercise, gardens, animals, socialising, and music - by Katherine Harvey Read on Aeon
Found Wanting: A Reading List on Measurement
We know that the act of measuring changes what is measured. Might it change us measurers, too?
Announcing the 2026 Rabkin Prize Winners
The Rabkin Foundation celebrates the creative and intellectual contributions of today’s art writers, with eight unrestricted awards of $50,000 each.
How much extra for “not lazy”?
Lazy isn’t a moral failing. It’s an economic consideration. We have limited time, limited energy and limited resources. Allocating that effort is often done in response to what’s at stake and what’s on offer. The clean room at a silicon fab or operating theater is clean because
Download Hundreds of Issues of Jugend, Germany’s Pioneering Art Nouveau Magazine (1896–1940)
It’s an ungainly word for English speakers, which is maybe why we do not hear it often: Gleichschaltung. Yet the concept remains central for a clear view of what happened to Germany in the 1930s. In 1933, the nation completely transformed, seemingly overnight, through “a
“We found ~18,000 posts from autonomous AI agents...
“We found ~18,000 posts from autonomous AI agents (self-identifying as from OpenAI) using the public internet to communicate during a web research task. These AIs colluded to share answers, research their environment, and bypass sandbox restrictions .”
The Chicago Public Library informs patrons of how much...
The Chicago Public Library informs patrons of how much money they’ve saved borrowing from the library instead of buying . “You just saved $58.94 by using your library. You have saved $231.79 this past year and $1,107.24 since you began using the library!”
Over the past 12 years, Super Bowl-winning coach Mike...
Over the past 12 years, Super Bowl-winning coach Mike Tomlin has built a Minecraft city. He started playing the game for the same reason I started playing Fortnite : his kids. “How do I meet them where they are and spend time with them?”
From the Internet Archive: Vanishing Culture: A Report...
From the Internet Archive: Vanishing Culture: A Report on Our Fragile Cultural Record . “When digital materials are vulnerable to sudden removal…our collective memory is compromised, and the public’s ability to access its own history is at risk.”
Vintage Eastern European Matchbox Labels (1950-1980s)
Over on Flickr, Jane McDevitt maintains a huge collection of 20th century matchbox label art from Eastern Europe , over 4000 photos in all. Some of the labels are available as prints . They did a book too , but it’s sold out. It was really difficult to narrow these down to some