Curator Diya Vij Named NYC Culture Commissioner
The veteran art worker is a "visionary and deeply thoughtful leader," said Mayor Mamdani.
Headlines
- All
- Africa
- Asia
- Business
- Culture
- Environment
- Europe
- Gaming
- Markets
- Middle East
- Movies & TV
- Music
- Politics
- Science
- South America
- Tech
- World News
Inside the Sacred Valley Ceramics Studio Referencing Ancient Peruvian Practices
"It is not about reproducing the past but about engaging in dialogue with it." 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 Inside the Sacred Valley Ceramics
What's a Gen X to Do?
New leader for the Louvre, big mess at the Berlinale, Juliette Lewis turns into a chair, and our heroes drop like flies.
How to win a bidding war
Pundits are saying that Netflix “lost” the bidding for Warner. Actually, they won. They didn’t just win because they got a nearly $3 billion breakup fee. They won because in just about every contentious public auction, the winner is the one who is willing to overpay the most.
Frieze LA Meets the Real World
Intentionally or not, this year’s edition brought issues of class, labor, and immigration into the fair tent.
The Jazz Pictures the FBI Silenced
Fearing for her safety, Lisette Model buried her photos of artists like Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong, but a new book reveals them to the world.
The Case for Palestine at the Venice Biennale
Does the exhibition prefer to destroy its long-standing significance for artists, curators, and art workers than to hold the moral clarity that this moment is asking from us?
Fanny Wright and the Radical Courage of Being Real: The Forgotten Woman Who Pioneered Scientific Thinking and Free Love in America
This essay is adapted from Traversal. Just before the eleven-year-old Walt Whitman dropped out of school to begin his first job, his parents diverted a portion of their meager working-class means toward a subscription to the radical paper The Free Enquirer, inspired by The
The Uncertain Future of Colombia’s Museum of Memory
Originally envisioned as a center for collective memory and mourning amid the country’s 70-year armed conflict, the building still sits empty in the middle of Bogotá.
IDSVA Extends PhD Program to BA and BFA Applicants
Earn your PhD in Art Theory, Aesthetics, and Philosophy with the Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts (IDSVA).
“For months, callers to the Washington state...
“For months, callers to the Washington state Department of Licensing who have requested automated service in Spanish have instead heard an AI voice speaking English in a strong Spanish accent .”
A Hockey Dad, a Cartel, and a $12 Million Fraud
"Kota Youngblood told his neighbors there were hits out on their lives — and only he could save them."
Liz West Transforms a Bristol Parking Garage into a Kaleidoscopic Passageway
What does it feel like to be inside a rainbow? 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 Liz West Transforms a Bristol Parking Garage into a Kaleidoscopic
A 2-hour mix of music compiled by Thom Yorke that plays...
A 2-hour mix of music compiled by Thom Yorke that plays before Radiohead’s European shows.
Finding God at the Brooklyn Museum
The Ancient Egyptian “Book of the Dead” turned me into a believer. We talked to the curators and conservators to learn how it came to be.
The Candy Factory
Ann Ballentine bought an old candy factory building in Brooklyn in 1979. She filled it with working artists and became something of a fairy godmother to them all . It entails someone who’s not as money driven, because you’re not gouging people for huge rents, and it requires