An Artist’s Thirty-Year Affair With Copper
No Man’s Land , Pakistani artist Amin Gulgee’s first comprehensive monograph, maps his interest in exploring ritual, science, grief, and healing in a visual language all his own.
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Artist Pulls Out of Harvard Talk Over Academic Freedom Concerns
The university was meant to host artist Janiva Ellis in conversation with art historian Rizvana Bradley, who has also withdrawn her participation.
Researchers Discover Joan Miró Painted Over a Portrait of His Mother
The revelation comes almost 50 years after the artist’s foundation first detected the likeness of a mysterious woman behind the deep blue of “Painting” (1927).
More Than 200,000 Rivets Secure the Ultra-Thin Aluminum Facets of ‘The Orb’ by Marc Fornes
Marc Fornes / THEVERYMANY’s newest public work invites visitors to immerse themselves in a luminous installation. 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
The Encampments Documentary Tells Columbia It’s Not Over Yet
A new film extricates the movement from the grips of mainstream and conservative media narratives and places it back in the hands of its organizers.
Salvaging the Historic Tiles of California’s Burned Fireplaces
After devastating fires blazed through the region, residents are holding on to the intricate glazed tiles that survived — small but meaningful remnants of their homes.
Irving Petlin’s Haunted Visions of History
In his paintings and pastels, the artist-activist turned to symbolism, metaphor, and memory to convey a world where savagery and distress are rampant.
M. Gessen: Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. Our Police State Has...
M. Gessen: Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. Our Police State Has Arrived. “The United States has become a secret-police state. Trust me, I’ve seen it before.”
After Modernism Is a Lesson in Curating
This exhibition of works from the Neumann family collection takes a unique approach, bringing University of Pennsylvania art students into the curatorial process.
10 Art Shows to See in Upstate New York This April
Paddy Cohn’s cloud-gazing, Cathy Wysocki’s unforgettable remembrance, an autobiographical group show, and much more.
Nature poll of 1600 US scientists: 75% are considering leaving the country,...
Nature poll of 1600 US scientists : 75% are considering leaving the country, “many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada” or “anywhere that supports science”.
Clickens! Judge paintings of chickens based on characteristics like persistence, altruism, petulance,...
Clickens! Judge paintings of chickens based on characteristics like persistence, altruism, petulance, clairvoyance, and friendliness. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Enjoy Summer Marathons in Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture at New York Studio School
Join us for an immersive two-week Marathon and experience new strategies, techniques, and methods of inquiry that will transform your practice.
Lots of great comments from students, parents, and faculty in “The End...
Lots of great comments from students, parents, and faculty in “The End of College Life?” thread about how they’re thinking about the changes to higher education in the US under the Trump regime.
Everyone Loved a Colorado Prison’s VFW Post—Until a Popular YouTuber Heard About It
"When the VFW opened a chapter inside northeastern Colorado’s Sterling Correctional Facility, the post was celebrated as a victory for prison reform nationwide. So why did it get canceled?"
Daniel Martin Diaz Encodes Cosmic Questions into Geometric Paintings and Prints
Diaz merges metaphysical, scientific, and technological phenomena into vibrant geometric compositions. 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 Daniel
Timothy Snyder: “The American imperialism directed towards Denmark and Canada is not...
Timothy Snyder : “The American imperialism directed towards Denmark and Canada is not just morally wrong. It is strategically disastrous.”
Opportunities in April 2025
Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from the Jonathan and Barbara Silver Foundation, Tulsa Artist Fellowship, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
An E-Bike Transformed My Family’s Life. “I felt connected to our neighborhood...
An E-Bike Transformed My Family’s Life . “I felt connected to our neighborhood in a way I hadn’t ever experienced.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Margaret Sullivan on “the need for straight talk right now. Enough with...
Margaret Sullivan on “ the need for straight talk right now . Enough with soft-pedaling from the media. Clarity! Courage! The truth!”
More than 180 Photographs Chronicle Brutalist Suburbs and Public Buildings in ‘Eastern Blocks II’
Concrete complexes of the post-war Soviet era were built on a massive scale to demonstrate power. 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 More than 180
This ProPublica story about ICE deportation flights, with intel from flight attendants...
This ProPublica story about ICE deportation flights , with intel from flight attendants who work them, is horrific. “Don’t talk to the detainees. Don’t feed them. Don’t make eye contact.” The Trump admin is treating these people like animals.
Two Great Empires Traded for Financial Gain and Achieved a Brilliant Cultural Exchange as Well
A new show illuminates the rich artistic wonders that arose out of the 400 years of commerce between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire
The Incandescent Rise of Sofia Camacho
"The wildly talented nonbinary drag artist and runner is aiming for a place on the sport’s most visible stage."
The 1927 Film Metropolis Created a Dystopian Vision of What the World Would Look Like in 2026–and It Hits Close to Home
Ultra-tall high-rises against dark skies. A huge distance between the rich and the poor. Robber barons at the helm of large-scale industrial operations that turn man into machine. Machines that have become intelligent enough to displace man. These have all been standard
That might be the wrong question
“Will it work?” Along the way, we’ve been pushed to load our decisions with a need for certainty. It’s easier, it seems, to not try than it is to fail. But the question, “is it worth trying?” unlocks possibility. A surgeon in the middle of an operation should probably not
Watch Bob Dylan Make His Debut at the Newport Folk Festival in Colorized 1963 Footage
?si=l7KWVf9NZBUkPyM6 In July 1963, Bob Dylan made his first appearance at the Newport Folk Festival. On opening night, he captivated a crowd of 13,000 with a performance of “Blowin’ in the Wind,” accompanied by Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, and Peter, Paul, and Mary. Then, the
The Japanese American National Museum Is a Site of Remembrance and Belonging
Located in the heart of LA’s Little Tokyo neighborhood, the museum embraces the Japanese-American experience in all its permutations, including aspects that other persecuted and marginalized communities can recognize.
Oh man, rest in peace to Val Kilmer....
Oh man, rest in peace to Val Kilmer . 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
“Watch the moment when Cory Booker ended his more than 25-hour long...
“Watch the moment when Cory Booker ended his more than 25-hour long Senate speech.”
Carl Linnaeus’s Flower Clock
“The eternal problem of the human being is how to structure his waking hours,” the Canadian psychiatrist Eric Berne observed in his 1964 classic Games People Play. Four centuries earlier, Galileo had both combated and complicated the problem by inventing timekeeping and with