[ad_1] With light inevitably comes darkness, a dualism Barcelona-based artist Connor Addison (previously) finds endlessly intriguing. “We so often forget to embrace the shadow as it’s presumed unloveable or is invisible,” he says. Addison pulls at what he finds “in the space between our joy, passion, conscious thought and our fear…what lies in the shadows […]

[ad_1] A lot of things can be said about an art fair, and which booth was the best is by far the most boring. That’s why we decided to launch Hyperallergic’s Armory Show Booth Awards, to honor what really matters among the more than 235 gallery presentations currently on view at the Javits Center. With […]

[ad_1] And we’re live! As you can see, Colossal looks quite a bit different today as we launch a new identity and website. This is somehow our fifth iteration of Colossal in 14 years, and we’re so excited to finally share it with you.  It has not been easy. Tears have been shed. Hair pulled. […]

[ad_1] Carrie Rickey cried when her professor, artist Manny Farber, played Agnès Varda’s film Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) for the class. It was 1971, and she had not known that women made movies. “I wanted to understand Varda not as a timeline but in 360,” she writes as her mission statement in A […]

[ad_1] All photos © Rebecca Poloquin, shared with permission The familiar rustling of an aluminum-lined potato chip bag is almost inseparable from the universal experience of eating the salty, crispy treat. But when you pick up Vi Nguyen’s snack packs, the sensation is replaced by the soft rattling and cool touch of glass beads. Nguyen […]

[ad_1] BRISTOL, England — Donald Rodney saw the world through metaphor. He suffered from sickle cell anemia throughout his life, meaning he endured pain, a difficult treatment schedule, and reduced mobility. Rather than shying away from these elements, he drew upon them as metaphors for the societal ills of racism, inequality, and colonialism in his […]

[ad_1]  Art #Ann Weber #cardboard #recycling #sculpture August 28, 2024 Kate Mothes “Personages, Elkhart Lake” (2024), found cardboard, staples, and polyurethane, 90 x 43 x 10 inches. All images © Ann Weber, courtesy of Palos Verdes Art Center, shared with permission From scraps of found cardboard, Ann Weber constructs billowing forms that rise in […]

[ad_1] Every year on the first weekend of September, millions of Americans flock to beaches and barbeques to soak up the last bits of summer, taking advantage of the country’s annual observance of Labor Day. While many may see the federal holiday as the last three-day weekend before the fall, the longstanding tradition has deep […]

[ad_1]  Design History Music #archive #technology August 28, 2024 Kate Mothes All images courtesy of tapedeck As a graphic designer and graffitist who has been making work since 1989, German artist neck, who also goes by Oliver, is a big fan of the “beauty and (sometimes) weirdness” of common audiotape design. His ambitious archive […]

[ad_1] The shattered jar was thrown off its base at the Hecht Museum. (image courtesy Hecht Museum) As the adage goes: You break it, you pay for it. Unless, that is, you are the four-year-old boy who shattered a 3,500-year-old jar at the University of Haifa’s archaeological museum in northern Israel. The boy who reportedly […]