Forthcoming New Museum Show Is a Love Letter to the Bowery
"The Bowery: Devil’s Mile,” opening September 24, traces 400 years of the iconic strip known as a destination for fun, however raucous or refined.
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Smithsonian to Show Historic Islamic Artworks From Louvre’s Collection
Opening September 26, the National Museum of Asian Art exhibition will feature 26 pieces spanning 12 centuries of Islamic art history.
A View From the Easel
“Going back there is a psychological, conscious choice to enter the space and interact with the energy.”
The History of Glam Rock and How It Put an End to the Hippie Era
Cast your mind back to the distant year 2021 and recall, if you will, its music, its fashions, the obsessions of its youth. This probably won’t be a difficult task, since in most respects — the dampening effects of the pandemic notwithstanding — none of those aspects of popular
A Menagerie of Animal Sculptures by 50+ Artists Populate ‘The Ark’
Powerhouse Arts asks, will we care for the future of our planet the way we care for the animals we love? 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 A
Simone Forti in Her Own Words
A never-before-published interview with the late performance artist, police arrest anti-ICE protesters in DC, and an artist’s scented toilets for Frieze London.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
War stories, new colors, and the joy in getting hands on in art and gardening.
Sasquatch science
The hunt for Bigfoot sounds like the opposite of good science, but those pursuing the creature are often serious empiricists - by Andrew Bartlett & Jamie Lewis Read on Aeon
As the crow flies
You’re not a crow, neither is your project. To get from a village in rural France to Los Angeles, the trip to London might be a tiny fraction of the distance from London to LA, but it takes more than half the time. It’s easy to imagine that every step in our journey proceeds at
Europa or Frying Pan?
This image was tweeted out by the NASA Europa Mission account the other day: One of these images is of Europa, Jupiter’s icy moon, and the other eight are frying pans. Can you pick Europa out? Hint: frying pans tend not to have impact craters. Update: The photos of the
New York City’s Last Standing Wood Column Company Closes After 110 Years
"Like anything else, everything changes," says owner Thomas Lupo. "Time goes on." 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 New York City’s Last Standing
The video rental store as “third place” . “Decades...
The video rental store as “third place” . “Decades before recommendation algorithms, video stores served as social hubs where conversation and camaraderie became a form of taste-making.”
An Artist Reimagines Frieze London's Loos
Gray Wielebinski's scented artworks for the fair's bathrooms, Michelle Grabner’s gift to a Wisconsin museum, Gagosian's real estate footprint shrinks, and other news.
Required Reading
This week: a Renaissance altarpiece returns home, Yoko Ono at the Broad, the anti-AI writing movement, an uncertain future for butterfly collectors, the harp is hot again, and more.
Simone Forti Talks Yoko Ono, Dance, and Aging in Never-Before-Published Interview
“I remember sitting with Yoko on a ledge on the PS1 roof and talking together comfortably,” said the late performance artist. “It was restful.”
The End of Google Search . The internet giant is...
The End of Google Search . The internet giant is “changing the formula” of its products and media folks are beginning to assume that there will be no search traffic in the future…and fretting about their survival.
Media Matters : “ABC, CBS, and NBC aired a...
Media Matters : “ABC, CBS, and NBC aired a combined 194 segments about the three major heat events” that hit the US this summer and not a single one of them mentioned climate change . Not one!
The Winners of the 2026 Pure Street Photography Awards Invoke Happenstance and Commotion
Eight winners were selected from nearly 1,600 entries submitted by photographers in 50 countries. 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 The Winners of
Fun little review by Marcin Wichary of a 1984 flying...
Fun little review by Marcin Wichary of a 1984 flying video game called Sopwith , which was never supposed to be released to the public (an event that the game’s creator didn’t learn about until years later).
16 Arrested for Showing Portraits of People Killed by ICE in DC Senate Building
The action by members of the Women’s March used artist Gianluca Costantini’s drawings of Alex Pretti, Renée Good, and other victims of ICE violence.
Cooling System Malfunction Shutters Seven Smithsonian Museums
Washington, DC, is experiencing yet another swampy summer, with heat index values reaching near 100 degrees.
