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Colossal: Explore contemporary art, craft, photography, and the natural world.

Bruno Pontiroli Tests the Boundaries of Familiarity in His Uncanny Wildlife Paintings

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Vilcek Prizes Awarded to Immigrants in Fashion for Innovative Design

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Wenting Zhu Cultivates a Kaleidoscopic Garden of Crystals in 100+ Petri Dishes

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A Celestial Nest by Atelier YokYok Lands on a Former Farm in Eastern Portugal

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‘Sarah Stone’s Unseen World’ Highlights Avian Paintings by an 18th-Century Talent

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Drawn to Symbols, Michael McGrath Conjures Uncanny Narratives

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Regina Silveira Pieces Together an Evolving Narrative of Latin America

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February 2026 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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Moving Multimedia Collages by Rich Wells Playfully Remember Places and Landscapes

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Art is Better Together: A Letter from Our Editorial Director

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These 1,000-Year-Old Paper Flowers, Sealed in a Cave, Are a Marvel of Preservation

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Dabin Ahn Lingers in Loss in a Mournful Series of Sculptural Paintings

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An Expansive New ‘Skyspace’ by Perceptual Artist James Turrell Debuts in Aarhus

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Woodland Creatures Waken from Branches and Twigs in Rodolfo Liprandi’s Sculptures

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A Delightfully Tactile Stop-Motion Music Video Pieces Together 300 Ceramic Tiles

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Painted LEGO Bricks Appear to Move and Vibrate in Katherine Duclos’ Assemblages

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In ‘Reading the Rooms,’ Gretchen Scherer ‘Opens Up’ Historic, Art-Filled Spaces

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Rare Glimpses of Diverse Marine Life Take the Stage in This Year’s Ocean Art Photography Contest

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Personal Identities Pair with Sartorial Expression in Paintings by Glenn Hardy Jr.

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Marvin Heinzel Gets Up-Close and Personal with Characterful Avians

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Two Artists Consider How Chicago Shapes Its Youth in ‘World in My Eyes’

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Otherworldly Landscapes and Bolivian Culture Merge in River Claure’s Mystical Photos

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‘Cat’ Is a Purr-fect Celebration of Felines in Art Throughout the Centuries

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Playful, Enigmatic Narratives Shape Yuko Shimizu’s Action-Packed Illustrations

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The Language of Flowers Meets Queer Desire in Kris Knight’s Tender Portraiture

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Pam Connolly Weaves Family Snapshots on Vintage Potholder Looms

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A Rotoscoped Film Underscores How Fantasy Is the Only Reprieve in Solitary Confinement

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Clouds Billow and Caverns Melt in Gabe Benzur’s Mystical Landscapes

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A Monumental Bisected Orb by SpY Glows Amid Scaffolding in Xi’an

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What Will Retirement Bring? An Animated Film for Those Dreaming of Work-Free Days

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Leafy Greens and Loaves of Bread Transform into Playful Ceramics by Eléonore Joulin

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In ‘Funeral for a Tree,’ Steve Parker Etches Bird Song into Playable Oak Records

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Michelangelo Made His First Masterpiece When He Was 12 Years Old

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A Short Documentary Celebrates the Community that Rallied Around ‘Rick on the Roof’

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Absurd Scenarios Stretch Across Paco Pomet’s Nostalgically Peculiar Canvases

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Uncanny Personalities Appear from Nature in Malene Hartmann Rasmussen’s Ceramics

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Wade into Slow-Motion Suspension and Anticipation in the Radiant Film ‘Divers’

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‘Making the Invisible Visible’ Highlights an Ambitious Digitization Project at Harvard

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Rep Your Love for Independent Arts Publishing

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Through Tender Paintings and Carvings, Hilda Palafox Revels in Care and Communion

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Valerie Hammond’s ‘Waking Dreams’ Explores Surreal Visions of Nature at the Cusp of Sleep

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Check Out Colossal’s New Image Slideshow Feature

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Stephanie Temma Hier Juxtaposes Uncanny Ceramic Sculptures with Embedded Paintings

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Derrick Guild Summons Historical Portraits in Fragmented Trompe-l’œil Paintings

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Dennis Lehtonen’s Aerial Views of Remote Greenland Villages Illuminate an Evolving Land

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Step Into a Uniquely Cavernous House Installation by Japanese Art Collective 目

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New York City Ballet Art Series Presents Thibaut Grevet

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Paintings on Antique Navigational Tools Are a Poetic Nod to Bird Migration by Steeven Salvat

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‘Birds of Mexico City’ Celebrates a New Generation Defining Queerness

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