[ad_1] Remember when Frieze New York was new? It feels like eons ago. Back in 2012, the import of London’s latest concept for a market moment shook up the sleepy Armory Show and smaller outfits that have since pivoted a zillion times, some folding, others like Volta pushing for a comeback to offer something distinct. […]
[ad_1] Art #art history #digital #humor #ND Stevenson Gustav Klimt, “The Kiss.” All images © ND Stevenson More than 100 years after it was first exhibited, art historians still debate whether Marcel Duchamp’s “Fountain,” submitted to the 1917 Armory Show in New York, was a wry joke or sly commentary on modern art—or both. […]
[ad_1] Pro-Palestine activists staged a demonstration during the Whitney’s “Free Friday Night” event on Friday, May 3. (all photos Rhea Nayyar/Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) The fifth floor of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City became the site of an audiovisual demonstration by an anonymous group of pro-Palestine arts and culture workers […]
[ad_1] Craft Design #knitting #Rüdiger Schlömer #typography All images © Rüdiger Schlömer, shared with permission Rather than build the letter “A” or “R” through digital layers, Rüdiger Schlömer constructs the alphabet, numbers, and basic symbols stitch by stitch. The Zurich-based designer devised Typeknitting, a project that interlocks two distinctive creative forms into a methodically […]
[ad_1] Hundreds of students, faculty members, and New York University (NYU) community members marched outside of the university’s Elmer Holmes Bobst Library at around 12:30pm this afternoon, May 3, after the school called police to sweep the second Gaza solidarity encampment at 181 Mercer Street at sunrise. New York Police Department (NYPD) officers arrested over […]
[ad_1] Art #Aron Wiesenfeld #drawing “Post-It Note Drawing #89.” All images © Aron Wiesenfeld, shared with permission When a friend asked for a small drawing on a Post-It note to add to his growing collection of artworks on the iconic yellow square, Aron Wiesenfeld obliged. The North Carolina-based artist rendered one of his introspective […]
[ad_1] The brightly colored, angular abstractions of South African artist Esther Mahlangu, inspired by the Ndebele visual tradition, captivated me as soon as I walked into the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair in New York. At age 88, Mahlangu serves as the matriarch for the fair, whose theme — intentional or not — is Black […]
[ad_1] Nature Science #space #sun #video A new video released by the European Space Agency (ESA) reveals the riotous activity of the sun’s atmosphere in unprecedented detail. Taken by the Solar Orbiter in September, the footage captures a lush blanket of “corona moss” met by bright arches, or the magnetic field lines that […]
[ad_1] Hours before mass arrests at Columbia University and City College of New York (CCNY) late last night, April 30, a march organized by the Palestinian-led activist group Within Our Lifetime (WOL) made stops at New York University (NYU), the New School, and the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), where students are making history as […]
[ad_1] Opportunities Lisa Ericson, “Chariot“ Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. If you’d like to list an opportunity here, please get in touch at [email protected]. You can also join our monthly Opportunities Newsletter. $3,500 Artist Grants | The Hopper PrizeFeaturedThe […]