Laurie Anderson Isn’t Playing Games
In the artist’s studio, we played her 1995 Puppet Motel on a blue iBook G3 and talked about technology, cyberspace, and abstraction.
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The Taco Bell 50k Ultramarathon was run in Denver over the weekend....
The Taco Bell 50k Ultramarathon was run in Denver over the weekend. Competitors must eat at 9 out of 10 Taco Bells along the route. “By the 4th stop, all entrants must have consumed at least one (1) Chalupa Supreme or one Crunchwrap Supreme…” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
NYC Removes World’s Fairs Mosaics, a Slice of Queens Art History
The in-ground artworks in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, which referenced Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol, had suffered from weather-related deterioration, officials said.
Kentucky’s Speed Museum Axes Education Department
Nine employees were laid off as a result of the department’s dissolution, attributed to a “challenging financial period.”
Sister Corita Kent Found the Sacred in the Profane
An installation of the artist’s never-before-seen photographs accumulates meaning through association rather than argument.
I missed this from a couple of months ago: Inside the World...
I missed this from a couple of months ago: Inside the World of “The Great British Bake Off” . “No show does so much to hide its true nature: namely, that it is a competition people desperately want to win.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Life’s Hidden Dramas in the Art of Walter Sickert
Sickert didn’t go in for glamour or flattery and the subjects of many of his best works are things seen off to the side, a bit inconsequential.
A Vibrantly Embellished Electric Art Truck in East London Is a ‘Home Away from Home’
Organized by Colours of Redbridge in collaboration with the local community, the artful van celebrates multicultural expression. 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
What Makes for a Healthy Society?
In a 2014 preface for his 1978 book The Ohlone Way , a description of how the indigenous peoples of California’s Bay Area lived before Europeans arrived, Malcolm Margolin shared a list of what he thought constituted a healthy society: Sustainable relationship with the
National Gallery of Art Closes Amid Government Shutdown
The museum is among the federally funded organizations affected by the impasse as Democrats and Republicans spar over healthcare.
“Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi won the 2025 Nobel Prize...
“Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for work shedding light on how the immune system spares healthy cells, creating openings for possible new autoimmune disease and cancer treatments.” 💬 Join the discussion on
Push Your Limits With a 2026 Visual Arts Residency at Banff Centre
Benefit from time, studio space, facilities, feedback, and engagement with peers and faculty in an unrivaled natural environment in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
IDSVA Students Travel the World With Residencies in Venice, Marrakech, and New York City
The Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts is accepting applications for the May 2026 cohort of its low-residency PhD program.
Empty Nest? Or Open Door?
Last year, Gretchen Rubin wrote a widely circulated piece about trading the “empty nest” metaphor for something that “emphasizes possibility”: the open door. I somehow hadn’t read it when it came out, but being in the midst of emptying the nest/opening the door, it was
Nina Chanel Abney and Jeffrey Deitch On Finding the True Artist’s Voice [Exclusive]
In this exclusive excerpt from Nina Chanel Abney's forthcoming monograph, the artist sits down with Jeffrey Deitch. 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
How to Write in Cuneiform, the Oldest Writing System in the World....
How to Write in Cuneiform, the Oldest Writing System in the World . “Cuneiform consists of three components — upright, horizontal and diagonal — made by pressing the edge of a reed stylus, or popsicle stick if you prefer, into a clay tablet.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
In Praise of Comfort Films
In his latest video essay , Thomas Flight praises the comfort film and shares some examples (The Big Lebowski, Perfect Days, Mon Oncle, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Moonrise Kingdom) from a few different types. We want high stakes to make things interesting. But if you’re
Twelve Trailblazing Women Artists Transform Interior Spaces in ‘Dream Rooms’
'Dream Rooms: Environments by Women Artists 1950s-Now' transforms the galleries of M+ in Hong Kong. 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 Twelve
Tim Berners-Lee: “I gave the world wide web away for free because...
Tim Berners-Lee : “I gave the world wide web away for free because I thought that it would only work if it worked for everyone. Today, I believe that to be truer than ever.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Oh I don’t know, the appearance of two perfectly overlapping fiery rings...
Oh I don’t know, the appearance of two perfectly overlapping fiery rings in the sky doesn’t seem like a good omen to me, even at low frequencies. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
We Are Not Fascists, and If You Call Us Fascists, We Will...
We Are Not Fascists, and If You Call Us Fascists, We Will Arrest You. “There is nothing funny about calling me or Donald Trump a fascist, and if you do, we will ship you to Guantanamo.”