Listening to the Paintings of Serj Tankian
An exhibition of artworks by the System of a Down frontman at the Armenian Museum of America pairs his works with music he composed especially for them.
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Why AI Narrators Will Never Be Able to Tell a Real Human...
Why AI Narrators Will Never Be Able to Tell a Real Human Story . “Narrating audiobooks today is the closest thing to that primal art form. One person, one voice, spinning a tale for another.”
A Bite-Sized Crossword Puzzle for Museum Lovers
The Surrealist who covered his museum in eggs, the Yoruba object that inspired a Smithsonian building, and more in this month’s mini.
The Past and Future of Boucher’s Four Seasons
Flora Yukhnovich translates the iconic series into a digital-age fantasia while pointing to the original abundance just outside the Frick Collection’s walls.
Fragments of the Chinese Diaspora Converge in Stephanie Shih’s Mosaic Sculptures
In exhibitions at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center and SOCO Gallery, Stephanie Shih presents a new direction. 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
Objects From Films
Artist and poet Marcus Merritt draws objects from films — the TV above is from E.T. and the payphone is from Terminator 2. I very much dig the spare illustration style here. (via waxy ) Tags: art · Marcus Merritt · movies 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
France Flips the History of Photography Upside Down
Investigating the archive in all its malleable reinvention is at the core of this year’s Rencontres d’Arles festival, held in historic churches and sites across the city.
The Poetry of van Gogh’s Montmartre Years
Miles J. Unger’s new study on the artist is in part a critical biography and in part an impressive and sensitive account of his creation of some key paintings.
Hosting a WebSite on a Disposable Vape. “Recently, disposable vapes have gotten...
Hosting a WebSite on a Disposable Vape . “Recently, disposable vapes have gotten more advanced”; some have USB-C and rechargeable batteries. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
No Other Land Director’s Home Raided by Israeli Military
The incident apparently followed an attack by Israeli settlers on Basel Adra’s land in the Occupied West Bank.
Dataguessr. “This game is inspired by the work of Gapminder and Our...
Dataguessr . “This game is inspired by the work of Gapminder and Our World in Data. It uses data to give you a better understanding of the state of the world.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Jamea Richmond-Edwards: Another World and Yet the Same
This new exhibition at the Wellin Museum of Art explores the potential for societal transformation through storytelling on an epic scale.
Surreal Narratives Unfurl Between Animals in Laura Catherwood’s Dreamy Paintings
Mysterious animal interactions channel challenging emotions, questions, experiences, and grief. 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 Surreal Narratives
Join SVA MA Curatorial Practice’s Conversations With Curators This Fall
Leading international curators discuss major exhibitions and important projects in this free online series.
TypePad is closing down at the end of the month and Phil...
TypePad is closing down at the end of the month and Phil Gyford has shared the process for downloading a TypePad blog (so that you can turn it into “a pretty self-contained ‘static HTML’ site”). 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Coulou’s Vinyl Cafe (No. 1)
This is not some AI-generated to-study-to jazz video; it’s a guy who really likes jazz playing a bunch of records from his extensive collection . over the years i’ve built a small but reallllly incredible and meaningful record collection, spanning from jazz, classical, a great
Uncanny Papier-Mâché Creatures by Roberto Benavidez Mingle in ‘Bosch Beasts’
Benavidez's piñata-inspired sculptures emerge from Hieronymus Bosch’s "The Garden of Earthly Delights." 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 Uncanny
Defiant nuns flee care home for their abandoned convent in the Alps....
Defiant nuns flee care home for their abandoned convent in the Alps . “‘Before I die in that old people’s home, I would rather go to a meadow and enter eternity that way,’ said Sister Bernadette.” (Someone get a screenplay going on this…) 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Karen Attiah: “The Washington Post Fired Me”
Former Washington Post opinion columnist Karen Attiah this morning on Bluesky : “I’ve been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.” Until the Post’s relatively recent shift towards the right , Attiah had been a pivotal figure at the paper:
What’s so Great about Britain? 14 Very Modern Icons on the State of the Nation
"Emma Thompson, Andrew Garfield, Ian Wright, FKA Twigs, Anthony Joshua, Munroe Bergdorf, Brian Cox, Jade Thirlwall, Jason Isaacs, Ambika Mod, Will Poulter, Chloe Kelly, Amelia Dimoldenberg and yes – Mr Blobby – weigh in on what it truly means to be British in 2025."
When sleeping volcanoes wake
The next global disaster may be triggered by a catastrophic eruption. How can we prepare for the fire beneath our feet? - by Mike Cassidy Read on Psyche
New post
There’s a button in WordPress that initiates a new post. And another that publishes it. That’s a clear and practical metaphor for what we do, all day, every day. The ‘post’ of our action or inaction might seem trivial, but it’s a post nonetheless. Layer by layer, actions and
Everything That Went Wrong During The Wizard of Oz’s Seriously Troubled Production
The Wizard of Oz is now showing at Las Vegas’ Sphere. Or a version of it is, at any rate, and not one that meets with the approval of all the picture’s countless fans. “The beloved 1939 film starring Judy Garland, widely considered one of the greatest Hollywood classics, has
Leonardo Da Vinci’s To-Do List from 1490: The Plan of a Renaissance Man
Most people’s to-do lists are, almost by definition, pretty dull, filled with those quotidian little tasks that tend to slip out of our minds. Pick up the laundry. Get that thing for the kid. Buy milk, canned yams and kumquats at the local market. Leonardo Da Vinci was,