Passports, Prints, and Protest at the NY Art Book Fair
The indie presses exhibiting at Printed Matter’s annual fair, now back at MoMA PS1, put an irreverent twist on the subversive histories of radical publishing.
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Art in General, Nonprofit Champion of Early-Career Artists, Is Reopening
The alternative New York arts organization, which closed its doors in 2020, is back with a nomadic model and a fundraising exhibition.
A Defiant Gaza Biennale Opens in New York City
From Gaza to the World at Recess in Brooklyn, the show's first North American stop, brings together works by 28 Palestinian artists.
Two Artists Withdraw From Smithsonian Symposium
Nicholas Galanin and Margarita Cabrero said the decision to make the event private is a form of silencing participants amid Trump’s attacks on the institution.
Radical Neighbouring. “The food from this place has been offered as a...
Radical Neighbouring . “The food from this place has been offered as a gift to the neighbours and strangers who find their way here. Welcome to the farm where nothing is for sale.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Gobsmacked! Supernatural Sightings After a Flood
"The mysterious wave of goblin-like creature appearances in Eastern Kentucky."
How to Navigate a City Without Street Addresses
Direcciones is a short documentary about how giving directions works in Costa Rica, where “a centralized system for street addresses does not exist”. Instead, people use landmarks as reference points when giving directions. Here’s a postal worker talking about how some senders
How Albert Einstein Used His Fame to Denounce American Racism. “As a...
How Albert Einstein Used His Fame to Denounce American Racism . “As a target of anti-Semitism…the Jewish scientist was well aware of the harm that discrimination inflicts, and sought to use his platform to speak out against the mistreatment of others.”
Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis
The Museum at FIT presents the first exhibition on the cultural history of fashion and psychoanalysis, bringing together nearly 100 looks by designers from Schiaparelli to McQueen.
Trellis Art Fund Awards 12 Artists 2025 Milestone Grants
Grantees from across the United States will each receive an unrestricted $100,000 award to sustain their creative practices over two years.
David Friedman on how he created a fun little game called Doomscroll....
David Friedman on how he created a fun little game called Doomscroll . “I’m not a coder, but I enjoy how vibe coding lets me turn an idea into something real. So naturally, I turned to vibe coding for this. It didn’t work.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
The Hive Architect: Saving Britain’s Wild Bees
The Hive Architect is a short documentary about honey bee conservationist Matt Somerville and the log hives he builds to house wild bees. There is a widely held theory that our British honey bee couldn’t exist without being domesticated by beekeepers. However, for bee
Vibrant Portraits in Tim Flach’s ‘Feline’ Celebrate Our Enduring Love for Cats
Big eyes, wiliness, and toe beans galore. 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 Vibrant Portraits in Tim Flach’s ‘Feline’ Celebrate Our Enduring Love for
A collection of newspaper front pages from around the world. (See also...
A collection of newspaper front pages from around the world . (See also cable news chyrons .) 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
This YouTube channel has a bunch of 40-60 minute DJ mixes of...
This YouTube channel has a bunch of 40-60 minute DJ mixes of jazz vinyl. The videos have names like “Jazz Kissa”, “Velvet Night”, “Elegant Morning”, and “Breezy Noon”. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Enjoyed these thoughts from food critics about what they’d like to see...
Enjoyed these thoughts from food critics about what they’d like to see more of (“simple foods broken down and made perfect”) and less of (“caviar, truffles, Wagyu and uni in the wrong places”) in restaurants. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Joseph Renda Jr.’s Surreal Trompe-l’œil Portals Frame Esoteric Scenes
Renda portrays richly symbolic motifs within window frames and archways. 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 Joseph Renda Jr.’s Surreal Trompe-l’œil
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Recommending stories from Ivy Knight; David Enrich, Matthew Goldstein, and Jessica Silver-Greenberg; Eva Holland; John DeVore; and Nathaniel Rich.
Katie’s story
Frontotemporal dementia is rare and ruthless. When it robbed Katie of her husband at 33, his story became her life’s work - by Lynn Hallarman Read on Psyche
No time?
It’s easy to announce that we don’t have time for a new skill or a generous act. But the truth is we probably could find the time. What we don’t have is energy or motivation. Find that and you’ll probably find the time.
The Horrifying Paintings of Francis Bacon
Mention Francis Bacon, and you sometimes have to clarify which one you mean: the twentieth-century painter, or the seventeenth-century philosopher? Despite how much time separated their lives, the two men aren’t without their connections. One may actually have been a descendant