Two Oversized Nests Perch Atop a Restaurant Made of Invasive Shrubs in the North Goa Jungle
Roosted in the lush tropics of North Goa, India, a new restaurant offers patrons a view across the Vagator cliffs and into the sea from an elevated perch. Titled “Como Agua,” the open-air design is from the architects of Otherworlds, who built two large nests atop the bar that offer a bird’s-eye view of the surrounding landscape.
Lantana camera, an invasive flowering shrub that has wreaked havoc on local flora and fauna. More
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Primary Colors and Dappled Textures Give Muhammad Fatchurofi’s Illustrations a Trippy, Nostalgic Feel
Semarang, Indonesia-based artist Muhammad Fatchurofi translates the dappled, grainy textures of the printing press into his vivid illustrations. Whether sketching on paper or digitally, Fatchurofi gravitates toward surreal, mind-bending scenes tinged with nostalgia that he renders in bright, bold shades of primary colors. In one work, a cairn sandwiches a seated green figure between the stones, while another features a red koi fish leaping from a rippling blue page. “For me, these basic colors give a sense of boldness, vibrant, full of energy,” he says. More
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Ana María Hernando’s Tulle Installations Burst with Spring Color in Madison Square Park
Like fiery sunbursts radiating above the landscape, Ana María Hernando’s new installation in Madison Square Park adds a bright, summery buoyancy to the drab winter environment. Titled “To Let the Sky Know / Dejar que el cielo sepa,” the public work comprises 15 fluffy bunches of tulle atop steel posts, appearing to float like colorful clouds across the lawn.
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Through Vibrant Ruptures, Firelei Báez Untangles Colonialism’s Narrative Knot
Abstraction, for Firelei Báez, is like a map legend, a system designed to help the viewer navigate the worlds she envisions. Her works, heavy with drips, splatters, and lively explosions of color, emerge from what she refers to as “the mirage,” the place where the colonial narratives that tangle fact and fiction begin to unravel.
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‘Visible Mending’ Weaves Tales of Emotional Repair, One Stitch at a Time
Visible Mending,” published recently as part of the Op-Docs series from The New York Times. Another adds, “There’s something about, you know, when your life is sort of falling apart, you need to have—create a purpose in it for yourself. And if that purpose is quite small, it doesn’t matter. More
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During the past decade, we’ve written about hundreds of books featuring artists, movements, stories of vibrant creativity, attempts to correct the art historical record, and fascinating dives into science and history. Because of the resounding response to this coverage, we’ve decided to go even deeper this year by launching Colossal Reads, a monthly newsletter.
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Unmute Gaza Calls for Communities Worldwide to Uplift the Voices of Palestinian Photojournalists
Dozens of artists have joined the worldwide street art movement known as Unmute Gaza, which is harnessing creativity and community to call attention to Israel’s ongoing war. Supporting photojournalists, the campaign aims to shed necessary light on the devastation unfolding each day. Quite a few artists involved have previously been featured on Colossal, including Eron, Faith XLVII, Ernest Zacharevic, Escif, Stefan Krische, Jofre Oliveras, and Sainer. More
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In Drew Simms’s Short Film, Yellowstone National Park’s Gentle Giants Hunker Down in Subzero Temperatures
overhunting. The creatures’ highly profitable, heavy wool hides were fashionable for jackets, and the U.S. government also sanctioned their slaughter as a way to compel Native Americans, who relied on the animals for sustenance, onto reservations. Still listed as a “near threatened” species and considered “ecologically extinct,” bison no longer play a role in prairie biodiversity. More
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Thousands of Porcelain Pieces Undulate Across Rebecca Manson’s Elegantly Draped Wings
“I’ve always been captivated by the fluidity of ceramics,” says Rebecca Manson. Invoking metamorphosis in material and subject matter, the artist fashions large-scale wings and bodies that gracefully drape from gallery walls with eyespots and other patterns cloaking the forms.
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Brendon Burton Captures Intimate Portraits of North America’s Metamorphosing Rural Landscapes
Last summer, Brendon Burton hit the road from his home in Portland, Oregon, and wandered across the great western expanses of Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and Utah. In the fall, he captured misty scenes around the Pacific Northwest and then headed east to New York and West Virginia, where the trees burst with autumnal orange and red hues. Focusing his lens on abandoned structures and isolated landscapes, the photographer (previously) emphasizes the tenuousness of memory, passing time, and places left behind. More
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In This Award-Winning Short Film, Two Birds Race to Save Their Eggs When the World Goes ‘BOOM’
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A New Book Reveals Ernest Cole’s Clear-Eyed Photos of Civil Rights America
In 1966, photographer Ernest Cole packed up his robust collection of negatives and fled his native South Africa.
House of Bondage, they became one of the most influential photo collections of the 20th century, influencing public opinion about apartheid around the world and gaining Cole widespread recognition. More
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Explore Maze-Like Passageways Exploding with Elaborate Mosaics at Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens
When mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar moved to Philadelphia’s South Street in the 1960s, he saw an opportunity to not only revitalize a neglected area but transform it into a haven for creatives. He established his studio there and was joined by a community of artists and activists who saw potential and wanted it to thrive, even preventing a major highway construction project that would have obliterated the neighborhood.
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FAUM’s Candle Chess Set Takes the Classic Game to a Fiery New Level
Melding traditional techniques with an appreciation for beeswax as a sculptural material, FAUM released an elegant chess set to serve as a new addition to cozy, candle-lit game nights. The entire board takes on a neutral color palette with naturally pigmented wax in sage and ivory tones, and 32 iconic game pieces are transformed into pleasing, abstracted forms topped with a wick. With each candle lit, a dramatic game is ensured as you keep your opponents in check and potentially burn it all down in defeat. More
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Explore the Intricacy and Elegance of Restoring Century-Old Books as Told by Sophia Bogle
Sophia Bogle. Beaming with adoration and extensive knowledge, Bogle takes audiences through the rigorous process of reconstructing priceless tomes.
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A Silk Dress from 1888 Contained a Hidden Pocket with Coded Messages. After a Decade, Someone Finally Solved the Mystery
If the phrases “Bismark Omit leafage buck bank” or “Paul Ramify loamy event false new event” mean anything to you, your help has been needed since 2014. For the rest of us, the truth behind these nonsensical lines was only recently solved after a plea from curator and archaeologist Sara Rivers Cofield.
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Interview: The Color Network On the Significance of Building Community, Teaching Diversity, and Facilitating Access for Artists of Color
Let’s rewind to 1991. Ceramic artist and professor Bobby Scroggins, who was frustrated by the lack of access and recognition for artists and craftspeople of color—particularly Black artists—took matters into his own hands. At the conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), he sought out Black and Brown faces in the crowd and organized informal chats, inviting peers and colleagues to form a cohort. Soon, The Color Network was born. More
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Escape to Forests Around the World with the Ambient Sounds of tree.fm
Feeling stressed? Overwhelmed? Get away from the stimuli of modern life by tuning into tree.fm, a stream of ambient forest sounds from around the globe. Designed by the Berlin-based design studio New Now, the soothing platform compiles crowd-sourced audio clips from the lush tropics of Kerala to the lively jungles of Madagascar. If you, like us, are stuck at your desk, take a moment to escape those emails and listen to Ecuadorian birdsong or the insect chirps of Panama. More
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Yukihiro Akama Carves a Whimsical World of Miniature Wooden Houses
In Huddersfield, England, a half hour’s drive down the road from Yorkshire Sculpture Park, artist Yukihiro Akama fashions an whimsical, miniature world from within a furniture maker’s workshop. In his forthcoming solo exhibition at YSP—his largest to date—the artist presents 55 intricately carved wooden houses in Basho no Kankaku—A Sense of Place 場所の感覚.
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Cardboard Takes a Fantastical Turn in Greg Olijnyk’s Mechanical Insects and Wondrous Dream Factory
Hordes of ants with serrated mandibles, a coiled caterpillar, and puffy white cotton-ball clouds materialize in Greg Olijnyk’s Melbourne studio. The artist continues his ever-growing collection of cardboard sculptures augmented with LED lights, toothpicks, and “a lot of hours and lots of coffee.” His most recent works include a trio of mechanical insects presented like entomological displays, their legs and heads revealing Olijnyk’s meticulous attention to detail and devotion to rendering minuscule features. More
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