Category Archives: Art

Zhongwen Hu Meditates on Presence and Emotional Sensitivity in Her Abundant Scenes of Nature | Colossal

DECEMBER 1, 2023 JACKIE ANDRES “Pool” (2023). All images © Zhongwen Throughout Zhongwen Hu’s most recent Day Tripper series, two things ceaselessly pervade: nature and contemplation. Abstract reflections ripple on a riverbank, umbrella-like trees provide communal shade, and figures trek … Continue reading

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Surreal Anatomies and Architectural Motifs Emerge from Elegant Sculptural Candles | Colossal

NOVEMBER 22, 2023 GRACE EBERT Aline Asmar d’Amman, “Aspiration.” All images by Carl Halal, © House of Today Ten Lebanese designers have collaborated with artisans from the Beit Chabab Hospital Workshop to create a unique, limited-edition collection of sculptural candles. … Continue reading

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Lone Splendor: A Group Show Revels in the Wonder and Unknown of the Night Sky | Colossal

NOVEMBER 22, 2023 COLOSSAL Danielle Clough. All images courtesy of Paradigm Gallery + Studio A group exhibition at Paradigm Gallery + Studio brings together the works of 18 artists who each capture the wonder of the unknown. What lies beyond the … Continue reading

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“My works are not paintings but cuts of reality.” | Alberto Burri

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Hera’s Imaginative New Murals Question the Animal Impulse to Migrate | Colossal

NOVEMBER 24, 2023 GRACE EBERT “We all are Birds of Migration. Some With Feathers, Some Without” (2023). All photos by Brian Tallman A mouse-costumed girl sitting on a duffel bag, a bird balancing on a unicycle, and bright blue narwhals … Continue reading

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Hyperbolic Geometry

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Introspective Figures Navigate Surreal Worlds in Simón Prades’ Illustrations | Colossal

NOVEMBER 16, 2023 KATE MOTHES All images © Simón Prades Stories come to life on the page and introspective figures explore inner worlds in the dreamlike illustrations of Simón Prades (previously). His surreal scenes often feature silhouettes of people peering … Continue reading

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Palace of Catalan Music, a concert hall in Barcelona

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Berndnaut Smilde Conjures Fleeting Nimbus Clouds as They Hover Indoors | Colossal

NOVEMBER 15, 2023 GRACE EBERT “Nimbus Kunstmuseum Hal” (2021).
Photo by Cassander Eeftinck Schattenkerk. All images courtesy of the artist and Ronchini Gallery For less than ten seconds, Berndnaut Smilde’s floating sculptures transform galleries, halls, and warehouses into uncanny spaces. For less … Continue reading

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Jennifer Moses

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