Pussy Riot and Topless Activists Rally Against Russian Pavilion at Venice Biennale
The art collective and the feminist group FEMEN displayed Ukrainian flags and chanted as police blocked access to the pavilion.
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The Voice That Revealed a Planet
"David Attenborough turned a whisper into one of the most powerful voices in history. At 100, it carries both wonder and warning."
Inside the Enhanced Games, Where Athletes Compete on Steroids. And Growth Hormones. And Adderall.
"Most drugs are banned in the world of elite sports, but not here. In this competition—backed by Peter Thiel, Donald Trump Jr., and Saudi royalty—the athletes are guinea pigs. And if those backers have their way, you’re next."
Sarnevesht (Daughter)
In rural Iran, Sahar faces a stark choice: stay at home to look after her father, or go to the city to pursue her education - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Art Workers Plan Venice Biennale Strike
Cultural groups call for a “boycott of the genocide pavilion,” shows to see in Los Angeles, memes from the out-of-touch Met Gala, and more.
Your work diary
Five short entries a day. It’s easy to imagine that if you do this 200 workdays in a row, your career will advance. And it makes it easier to prepare for your annual review or that next job interview. Like most habits, the hardest part is committing to begin.
1,000 Years of Medieval European History in 20 Minutes
More than a few medievalists object to the term “Dark Ages” as applied to the period in which they specialize. That can seem wishful in light of most comparisons between medieval times and the Renaissance that came afterward, or indeed, the era of the Roman Empire that came
Confidence: The Cartoon That Helped America Get Through the Great Depression (1933)
No more bummin’, let’s all get to work… Actually, hold up a sec. We’ll all be happier and more productive if we take a moment to start our work day with Confidence, a peppy musical animation from 1933, starring newly elected President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Mickey Mouse
AI together
Today, using AI is almost always a solo endeavor. From the very start, forty years ago, the internet (inter + network) has amplified the exchange of information. But the first cycles of AI have been just one person at a time. No one joins in your chats, no one sees them. It’s
Culture Workers Set to Strike Venice Biennale in Protest of Israeli Pavilion
Labor unions, grassroots groups, and artists plan to withhold their labor on Friday, May 8, with a call to "shut down the genocide pavilion."
Culture Workers Announce Venice Biennale Strike in Israeli Pavilion Protest
Labor unions, grassroots groups, and artists plan to withhold their labor on Friday, May 8, with a call to "shut down the genocide pavilion."
Met Gala Memes That Ate the Rich and Left No Crumbs
Those who flouted the calls to boycott the Bezos-sponsored event were flogged relentlessly online with some of the most creative insults ever crafted.
10 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This May
Remembering Celeste Dupuy-Spencer, Yoko Ono’s first museum show in LA, Richard Mayhew’s “mindscapes,” Gordon Parks’s musical output, and more.
Rosy Simas on Creating a Space for Peace in Minneapolis
Hyperallergic sat down with the Minnesota-based Seneca artist to discuss her exhibition at the Walker Art Center.
This is nuts: Fred Again has uploaded a video of every...
This is nuts: Fred Again has uploaded a video of every single show he did during his USB002 tour (except Mexico City) — it’s four and a half days long. “im told this is the longest video on YouTube ever?”
Movie Posters by Eric Rohman
Some nice work here from Swedish designer Eric Rohman, who designed thousands of movie posters in the early-to-mid 20th century. (via meanwhile ) Tags: design · Eric Rohman · movie posters · movies
At 90, Printmaker Mohammad Omer Khalil Gets His Due
The New York-based Sudanese artist looks back on a lifetime of experimentation in a multi-city retrospective.
Must-See May Shows in NYC
Venice is great, but we’ve got amazing art at home. Plus, a celebration of NY’s first Arabic-speaking community, Duchamp, Édouard Glissant, and more.
The official trailer for Christopher Nolan’s The...
The official trailer for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey was just released. Really looking forward to this.
Rare Keith Haring Self-Portrait and Intimate Works Go on View in NYC
Paintings, furniture, and photos that the artist gifted to his childhood best friend are being exhibited ahead of an auction at Sotheby's.
Janusz Jurek Embraces the Weirdness of Everyday Life in Captivating Street Photographs
"For me, street photography is the antithesis of all the technical perfection and imperfection that's everywhere on the internet these days." Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as
What now-familiar domain names looked like before they...
What now-familiar domain names looked like before they were bought by big-time companies , e.g. openai.com was “the personal homepage of a guy named glenn”, doordash.com was a porn site, threads.com sold spools of thread.
Pocket forests . “The Miyawaki method of...
Pocket forests . “The Miyawaki method of reforestation inserts small, densely packed wild acreage into urban environs. It’s proving wildly successful.” The key is densely planting diverse & native species…this isn’t just planting some trees.
Could This Fish Be a Notebook? “David Byrne...
Could This Fish Be a Notebook? “David Byrne learns how fisheries from Iceland to the Great Lakes are using 100% of their catch — and shares his tips for making fish head soup.”
Wander through Adrienna Matzeg’s Embroidered, Late-Night City Explorations
The Toronto-based artist chronicles a midsummer trip to Kyoto, Tokyo, and Seoul. 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 Wander through Adrienna Matzeg’s
All My Dad’s Sons
"At a very young age, I learned a lot about how life can go wrong. It put things into perspective, even if that perspective was a little warped."
A24’s Young Anthony Bourdain Movie
Huh. A24 is coming out with an Anthony Bourdain biopic that focuses on the time period around the chef/writer’s college years, when he first started working in kitchens. Directed by Matt Johnson, who co-created Nirvana the Band the Show and directed BlackBerry. Could be good.
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace in black & white with the...
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace in black & white with the Japanese audio track “becomes the best ‘Space Kurosawa’ movie ever made” .
Microshifting . “From a creativity standpoint,...
Microshifting . “From a creativity standpoint, it’s good to take breaks. When you stop thinking about a task is when your best ideas come to you.” This is how I’ve worked for the past decade+…bursts of work throughout the day & week.