Albert Camus on the Three Antidotes to the Absurdity of Life
"In a world whose absurdity appears to be so impenetrable, we simply must reach a greater degree of understanding among men, a greater sincerity."
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Music and the Body: Richard Powers on the Power of Song
"The use of music is to remind us how short a time we have a body."
To Live Is to Believe
Remembering Ursula von Rydingsvard, an Epstein survivor’s message for MoMA, interviews with Paul Pfeiffer and Layli Long Soldier, and the best costumes of our artsy Halloween party.
The Hallmark dilemma
The slogan is “when you care enough to send the very best.” But more accurately, it’s “when you don’t care enough to be on the hook.” For a low-stakes social interaction, the Hallmark card is a convenient and safe solution. Low-risk, it gets the job done. People don’t blame you
The Greatest Art Costumes From Hyperallergic's Halloween Party
From “Las Dos Fridas” to a walking Eva Hesse sculpture, Hyperallergic members, readers, friends, and artists brought the spirit of the season to our second annual costume contest.
10 Years Later, Magenta Plains Is Still Embracing the Unexpected
An anniversary exhibition spotlights the artists who’ve made the gallery one of Lower Manhattan’s most adventurous success stories.
MoMA, Centre Pompidou, and M+ Announce Novel Collection Alliance
The partnership between the museums will include intermuseum loans and joint exhibitions.
Pipo Nguyen-duy, Beloved Photography Professor, Murdered at 64
"He took a lot of joy in his everyday life. He sought to make really beautiful photos, and strove to make the world a more beautiful place," said his former student.
Great Art Explained: Henri Matisse’s The Red Studio....
Great Art Explained: Henri Matisse’s The Red Studio . “Even Matisse wasn’t entirely sure what he had created and nobody wanted to buy it.”
The top 10 paintings of Judith beheading Holofernes. “I...
The top 10 paintings of Judith beheading Holofernes . “I feel like Artemisia has actually thought through the logistics of overpowering a grown man and hacking his head off.”
Timothy Boomer Captures the Uncanny World of Insect Galls
Gall wasps produce some of the remarkable natural "nurseries." 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 Timothy Boomer Captures the Uncanny World of Insect
Three-Body Orbits
There are no generalized solutions to the three-body problem . Say you have three planets orbiting each other: it’s impossible to calculate how they will move using Newton’s laws of motion and gravity. Unlike the two-body problem, the three-body problem has no general
James Bridle on making chairs with LLMs. “What we have...
James Bridle on making chairs with LLMs . “What we have here is, quite literally, a chair designed by someone who has read a lot about chairs but never actually sat in one.”