Our Longing for Inconvenience
"The modern world has made us ill-equipped for the nuisances of past technologies, even as it has fuelled nostalgia for things that might transport us back to calmer times."
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Genesis P-Orridge’s Subversive Mail Art Goes on View
The late artist’s submissions to General Idea in the 1970s are the subject of a focused exhibition at Art Metropole in Toronto.
‘Our Neighbors, the Peacocks’ Paints a Portrait of an Unusual Convergence of Populations
In her short documentary, filmmaker Callie Barlow invites locals to share their love—or loathing—for the vibrant birds. 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
She Knows a Place
"For seven decades, the gospel singer Mavis Staples has troubled the opposition between chorus and soloist, background and lead."
The Future of Museums Is a Dance Floor
The rave offers a temporary homeland, a space where belonging is felt rather than declared.
Art by Graphic Rewilding Blooms at Brookfield Place in New York City
Bold and vibrant large-scale installations featuring blossoming flowers celebrate the natural world and bring the outside indoors.
Amid Urban Spaces, Alex Senna’s Bold Murals Embrace Connection and Belonging
The Brazilian artist is known for his black-and-white murals that emphasize community and emotional bonds. 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 Amid
The engineering method
How humans built beautiful, lasting structures without science or mathematics, using only engineering rules of thumb - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Joan Semmel Kicks Ass at 93
An intimate profile of the body painter, Hungary's art world post-Orbán, and Lebanese artist Tania El Khoury's life amid war.
Fuel for thought
A brain fit for the 21st century is one that understands – and respects – its own bioenergetic foundations - by Hannah Critchlow Read on Aeon
Is it sciatica?
Sometimes, back pain is felt in the thighs or even the ankles. But treating the part that hurts does nothing to address the real problem. Most business challenges have a similar pattern–it might feel like the problem is your customer’s attitude or how busy a location is–but
Try the Oldest Known Recipe For Toothpaste: From Ancient Egypt, Circa the 4th Century BC
Image of Ancient Egyptian Dentistry, via Wikimedia Commons When we assume that modern improvements are far superior to the practices of the ancients, we might do well to actually learn how people in the distant past lived before indulging in “chronological snobbery.” Take, for
The $666 Board That Built Apple: How the Apple I Changed Computing 50 Years Ago
Americans of a certain age may well remember growing up with an Apple II in the classroom, and the perpetual temptation it held out to play The Oregon Trail, Number Munchers, or perhaps Lode Runner. More than a few recess gamers went on to computer-oriented careers, but only
Walt Whitman, Shortly After His Paralytic Stroke, on What Makes Life Worth Living
"Tone your wants and tastes low down enough, and make much of negatives, and of mere daylight and the skies."