Inside the Shaolin Monastery that Helped Build Victor Wembanyama
"This is the story of how 34 generations of Shaolin warrior history trained a once-in-a-generation NBA superstar."
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Husband Found Guilty of Scheming to Murder Art Dealer Brent Sikkema
Daniel Sikkema was accused of hiring the hitman who stabbed the gallerist in his Brazil townhouse in January 2024.
Husband Found Guilty of Scheming Murder of Art Dealer Brent Sikkema
Daniel Sikkema was accused of hiring the hitman who stabbed the gallerist in his Brazil townhouse in January 2024.
An Artist’s MFA Show Confronts Columbia University Over Gaza
Alejandro Valencia’s multipart installation alludes to the institution’s failure to come to terms with Israel’s genocide of Palestinians.
Human Connection Cuts Through Technology at Focus Art Fair
The show, New York's only art fair dedicated to contemporary Asian art, featured uniquely tender subversions of this year’s topical theme.
How Not to Dwell on the Past
“We can never go back,” bell hooks wrote in her moving reckoning with love. “We can go forward. We can find the love our hearts long for, but not until we let go grief about the love we lost long ago.” And yet we do go back, over and over. The tragic flaw of our species is the
Workers Push to Rename Wexner Center for the Arts Over Epstein Ties
The union said the Victoria’s Secret billionaire and Epstein associate’s name “does a profound disservice” to artists and community members.
Karla Knight’s Cosmic Conspiracies
The artist’s game-like paintings and tapestries suggest an overactive imagination fueled by generations of crackpot supernatural lore.
Eric Rodenbeck on AI as a Design Medium . “In my...
Eric Rodenbeck on AI as a Design Medium . “In my class, the first principle is simple: Do not take what comes back from prompts at face value. Interrogate it. Iterate on it. Stay with it longer than feels efficient.”
Art But Make It Sports is now available in book form....
Art But Make It Sports is now available in book form. “Epic moments in modern sports are masterfully paired with their fine art doppelgangers…”
The Photographs that Shaped the Black Arts Movement in the Mid-20th Century
'Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985' features works by more than 100 artists, journalists, organizers, and more. 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
Anni Albers Wasn’t Afraid to Start From Zero
Nicholas Fox Weber’s new biography draws on their nearly 25-year friendship, allowing her dedication to textile art and her warm humor to shine through in equal measure.
“A woozle effect …occurs when frequent...
“A woozle effect …occurs when frequent citation of previous publications that lack evidence misleads individuals, groups and the public into thinking or believing there is evidence, and non-facts become urban myths and factoids.”
“A three-month national investigation by Beyond...
“A three-month national investigation by Beyond Plastics found that not a single tracked Starbucks cold-beverage cup ended up at a recycling facility — even when the cups were placed in clearly marked recycling bins inside Starbucks stores.”
Why I Removed Cesar Chavez From My Show
Elizabeth Ferrer writes candidly about making “a decision I could live with,” Roberto Lugo's ode to Puerto Rico, and a new Avedon documentary in Cannes.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
After the flood, twisted roles, the joy of emptiness, data disasters, and family road trips.
Being small
Nobody quite recovers from being a child: the asymmetry of power between parents and children always leaves a trace - by Tom Wooldridge Read on Aeon