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Lucian Freud’s Dozing Nude
Remembering Julio Le Parc, a dispatch from art shows in abandoned homes in Seattle, and more.
Professionals know how to talk about it
We evolved words on top of our primordial ability to have feelings. Words allow us to be specific, to understand a situation more completely and to teach. Our hunches and feelings still matter, but professionals choose to be able to talk about their work. Learn the words and
How Conflict Helped Create Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb” and Its Legendary Guitar Solos
Even among the most acclaimed albums ever recorded, not a single one is perfect. That goes more so for the releases of what I call the “heroic age of the album,” which enjoyed its zenith around the late seventies. Not coincidentally, 1979 was the year that Pink Floyd put out
Kurt Vonnegut Diagrams the Shape of All Stories in a Master’s Thesis Rejected by U. Chicago
“What has been my prettiest contribution to the culture?” asked Kurt Vonnegut in his autobiography Palm Sunday. His answer? His master’s thesis in anthropology for the University of Chicago, “which was rejected because it was so simple and looked like too much fun.” The elegant
The Three Elements of the Good Life
To be a true person is to be entirely oneself in every circumstance, with all the courage and vulnerability this requires. And yet because a person is a confederacy of parts often at odds and sometimes at war with each other, being true is not a pledge to be a paragon of
An Introvert’s Field Guide to Friendship: Thoreau on the Challenges and Rewards of Candid Connection
"We only need to be as true to others as we are to ourselves that there may be ground enough for friendship."
The Cartoonist Who Mocked the Madness of Modernism
"With biting satire, Alan Dunn captured how 20th-century architectural trends left everyday Americans astonished, baffled, and enraged."
Meticulously Detailed Natural Specimens by Marisa Aragón Ware Emerge from Paper
"Because paper is such an everyday material, there’s something especially powerful about transforming it into something unexpected." 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
15 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This Summer
A romp through early punk culture, Odilon Redon’s dreamy portraiture, Willie Birch’s papier-mâché odes to New Orleans, Samella Lewis’s visions in woodcut, and more.
Seattle Artists Breathe Life Into Houses Slated for Demolition
“We want to act as a little eddy in the stream of gentrification, giving these houses one last burst of life before they’re gone,” one of the organizers of “Once Removed” told Hyperallergic.
Lucian Freud’s Dozing Nude Could Fetch $47M at Auction
"Sleeping By the Lion Carpet" (1995–96) is the last in a series of monumental portraits of Sue Tilley in resting postures.
The 100 Greatest Bird Names of All Time , including...
The 100 Greatest Bird Names of All Time , including Inaccessible Island Rail, Macaroni Penguin, Morepork, Chocolate Boobook, Dickcissel, Carunculated Caracara, and Resplendent Quetzal.
Artist Julio Le Parc, Maestro of Light, Movement, and Defiance, Dies at 97
While his contemporaries focused on abstraction’s retinal possibilities, he viewed the liberation of the spectator as parallel to society's.
Met Museum Announces Free Memberships for NY SNAP Recipients
Millions of residents across New York State are now eligible for the "Explorer" program, which offers perks like streamlined entry and special previews.
Life With Locked-in Syndrome: ‘Despite Everything, You Are Alive’
"Matt Rudd has remarkable conversations with three Britons who, after life-changing accidents, have fully active minds but cannot move or speak, and can communicate only via the blink of an eye."
Celia Paul Makes Her Own Way
Plus, Frank Stella’s collection of Navajo weavings and Martha Cooper’s iconic New York.
The Best Thing About The Satanic Panic . “There’s...
The Best Thing About The Satanic Panic . “There’s a phenomenon called the rhyme-as-reason effect that says people are more likely to believe something is true if it rhymes.”
Václav Havel, Writing from Prison, on How to Hold Your Failure
Few things in life are more devastating than to give something your all and still fail. Not the “fail better” of startup culture, not the “fail forward” of self-help, not the failure that is childhood’s fulcrum of learning, not the inspired mistakes that propel creative risk,
JS Crossword . “This crossword uses some...
JS Crossword . “This crossword uses some lesser-known and cursed JS features, so I’d recommend it for people already somewhat familiar with JavaScript.” Diabolical.
Jongjin Park Layers Slip-Soaked Paper into Patchwork Sculptures
From paper towel drenched in ceramic slip, Jongjin Park sculpts these layered forms. 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 Jongjin Park Layers
Daft Punk, Medieval-Style
Watch and listen to bardcore trio Courseval play a cover version of Daft Punk’s Veridis Quo, a track from Discovery. This is lovely. And a banger. Courseval have covered other popular music in medieval style, including Rihanna’s Umbrella , Take On Me by A-Ha , Bad Romance by
Frozen To -22 Degrees, BYD’s New EV Just Charged To 97%...
Frozen To -22 Degrees, BYD’s New EV Just Charged To 97% In Only 12 Minutes . This is genuinely impressive — charging and driving an EV in subzero winter weather is just brutal (ask me how I know).
They’re doing a film adaptation of Tomorrow, and...
They’re doing a film adaptation of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow . Daisy Edgar-Jones will play Sadie (perfect choice) and the director is Oscar-winner Siân Heder (Coda).
The Small Miracle of Greenpoint Open Studios
The annual festival, which went on hiatus during the pandemic, welcomed visitors into the workspaces of over 250 artists in the Brooklyn neighborhood.
Spectral Fronds and Flowers Comprise Elegant Animals in Molly Devlin’s Paintings
Part fauna and part flora, each elegant animal is a reminder of nature's interconnectedness. 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 Spectral Fronds and
The Birds of Palestine
Illustrator John Rooney has teamed up with the Middle East Children’s Alliance to produce and sell this Birds of Palestine print . Rooney on Instagram : “All profits will be going towards providing emergency assistance to children and families in what is still a dire situation
TIL that Andreessen Horowitz owns/runs the NYC Tech Week...
TIL that Andreessen Horowitz owns/runs the NYC Tech Week event . Among other things, A16Z made Daniel Penny a partner in the firm despite no investing experience after he killed a homeless Black man on the NYC subway.
If You Take the Weasel Job Then You Must Be the Weasel ....
If You Take the Weasel Job Then You Must Be the Weasel . “Bilton reveals himself as a goon, a soft-peddler, a PR man, an obfuscator; the opposite of everything that 60 Minutes is supposed to be”.