Thanks, I’m Just Looking
The New York art fairs, the worst of the Venice Biennale, Taryn Simon’s incomplete detective story, and Damien Hirst’s gay hole.
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Easily distracted and mildly interested
We can either accept that this is the state of our audience and plan appropriately… Or do the very difficult work of changing their state.
How to Speak Forest
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way,” William Blake wrote in his most passionate letter. “As a man is, so he sees.” Because we are social apes who descended from the trees and invented language to tell
What do you you do when the book you’re reading is too...
What do you you do when the book you’re reading is too large to carry around? “I would like to recommend you to a practice I call Chop That Book Up Into Reasonable Sizes .”
No One Is Reading, Except at the New York Art Book Fair
The overlooked, subversive, and playful currents of politics and queer culture flow freely at the fair’s 20th anniversary edition, held at MoMA PS1.
Well. I’m not sure what to think about this. The teaser...
Well. I’m not sure what to think about this. The teaser trailer for Madden , starring Nicolas Cage as John Madden and Christian Bale as Al Davis. Boom?
Here’s What (Dealers Said) Sold at the Armory Show
If collectors had any concerns about the wars or inflation, they did not seem to share them at the New York fair, where the mood was almost too serene.
What if America Went Completely Dark? “We came up with...
What if America Went Completely Dark? “We came up with some very astounding numbers. If you knock out nine total substations among those three grids, you can black out the entire United States.” And it could last months ?
KnotChat: Jennifer Myers Chua
Jennifer is a marketer, project manager and impresario. We’ve worked together on projects, and it’s always a delight. She and I sat down to talk about the hard work of what’s next.
On Concrete Remnants of London’s Aylesbury Estate, Harriet Mena Hill Preserves a Community
Harriet Mena Hill is devoted to documenting a community amid demolition. 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 On Concrete Remnants of London’s Aylesbury
Now We Can Sing is the first single from Max Richter’s...
Now We Can Sing is the first single from Max Richter’s upcoming album, While the Flood Rages, which will be available wherever you stream your music on Oct 16.
Arthur Jafa, King of Pop
His eclectic references and intuitive grasp of memes and virality set him apart as an artist taking assemblage and collage to new heights.
Nietzsche on How to Find Yourself and the True Value of Education
"No one can build you the bridge on which you, and only you, must cross the river of life."
This is a fun daily game: Catfishing. You guess the...
This is a fun daily game: Catfishing . You guess the Wikipedia article from its categories.
A Tribute to Black Soho Inside a New York Art Fair
Historic archives are displayed alongside works by Emma Amos, David Hammons, Vivian Browne, and more in a presentation at Independent 20th Century.
Terry Riley’s In C is a composition where any number of...
Terry Riley’s In C is a composition where any number of musicians improvisationally play 53 melodic fragments in the key of C. This web app lets you play multiple In C live performances layered on top of each other. In C to the power of In C, if you will.
A View From the Easel
“I also have a mini trampoline that I’ve always had in my studio, it’s a reminder to stay playful.”
Spring Break Art Show Tackles Life's Crushing Burdens
Fair participants touch on politics and current events through their own lens and invite others to do the same.
Artists at Spring Break Art Show Tackle Life's Crushing Burdens
Fair participants touch on politics and current events through their own lens and invite others to do the same.
“The Metric Is Not the Mission is a ten-part examination...
“ The Metric Is Not the Mission is a ten-part examination of how Big Tech moved from building and expanding the open internet to increasingly shaping it around its own metrics, incentives and assumptions.”