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By Colossal | Grace Ebert | 8/22/2024 1:30 PM

Walk into one of Fabian Knecht’s installations, and you’ll likely smell the dewy, herbal scent of moss and the sweet musk of wood, fragrant evidence of life growing amidst clinical, fluorescent lights and stark walls. Branches, grass, and water features appear as if they’ve been cut to fit the exact dimensions of the gallery and transported from their native habitats into the classic white cube. Playing with the tensions between interior and exterior and nature and culture are enduring interests for artists, although Knecht takes a particularly intriguing approach. More Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. The article In ‘Fictional Nature,’ Fabian Knecht Encloses Live Trees and Craggy Stones in a White Cube Gallery appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

By Colossal | Grace Ebert | 8/22/2024 11:16 AM

When artist Lee ShinJa was born in 1930 in Uljin, Korea, during a period of Japanese colonial rule,  textile traditions were largely rooted in domestic uses and craft. But for Lee, who took in her mother’s and grandmother’s lessons in sewing and weaving, fiber proved to be a material of experimentation and innovation. Weaving the Dawn, the artist’s New York debut at Tina Kim Gallery, showcases several decades’ worth of tapestries that challenge the boundaries of the art form. More Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. The article At 94, the Pioneering Lee ShinJa Weaves a New Tradition for Feminist Textile Art appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 8/22/2024 9:48 AM

In the 6th century B.C.E., Aesop wrote more than 700 fables conveying moral messages through animal characters. Fifty-one of these featured a sly fox, usually characterized as both intelligent and deceptive, often conning other animals. Foxes have long symbolized adaptability, cunning, stealth, and deceit, providing us with a way to understand our own values, behaviors, and actions. In Beth Cavener’s “Trust Me,” a vulpine creature bathed in dark shadow crouches as if poised to leap from its vertical surface, peering determinately ahead. More Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. The article Beth Cavener Molds Thousands of Pounds of Clay into Provocative Animals that Grapple with Trust appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 8/21/2024 1:33 PM

In terms of genes, humans are actually more closely related to mushrooms than plants! That’s because key characteristics—how we store energy, how our cells are built, and our ability to produce Vitamin D when exposed to the sunlight—are found in fungi but not trees or grass. And that’s only the beginning of our fascination with the mycological world, which yields an endless source of inspiration for avid forager, educator, and artist Julie Beeler. More Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. The article Learn to Forage and Process Your Own Natural Pigments with ‘The Mushroom Color Atlas’ appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 8/21/2024 11:01 AM

“Velvet paintings” may evoke visions of midcentury kitsch, thanks to artists like Edgar Leetig (1904-1953) and a demand for mass-produced decor. But that phenomenon is only a fraction of the history of painting on velvet, a tradition that is believed to have emerged in Kashmir, where the fabric was first produced. The silky material’s fine pile absorbs light, providing a unique substrate for paintings on which pigments appear to float on a contrasting, deep black background. More Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. The article Mevlana Lipp’s Sculptural Paintings on Velvet Glimpse Otherworldly Alternate Realities appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

By Colossal | Grace Ebert | 8/21/2024 9:04 AM

Toronto-based artist Adrienna Matzeg stitches a tangible record of a trip to Portugal in Bebidas e Lanches, or Drinks and Snacks. Rendering photographic snapshots and souvenir tableaux in textured punch needle, Matzeg depicts the sights of a hot afternoon spent around a table with friends. Framed by negative space, the compositions often appear cropped like reference photos to show a particular perspective and capture the sensory memories of travel, which the artist bolsters with titles like “Jet Lag in Lisbon” and “Sprained Ankle in Albufeira.” Tins of sardines, espresso at a sidewalk cafe, and a beer at the beach emerge from the cotton canvas in lush fibers. More Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. The article Cropped Punch-Needle Snapshots by Adrienna Matzeg Stitch Memories of Portugal appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 8/20/2024 8:23 PM

Early in the morning of July 23, 1967, police raided an after-hours, unlicensed bar known colloquially as a “blind pig”—a speakeasy—on the Near West Side of Detroit. Law enforcement expected only a few customers inside, but to their surprise, more than 80 people were in attendance for a party celebrating GIs returning from the Vietnam War. The police decided to arrest everyone, and by the time they were through, a sizable and angry crowd had gathered outside to witness the raid. More Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. The article Embraced by Wildflowers, Black Figures Emerge Defiantly Resilient in Yashua Klos’s Collaged Portraits appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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By Colossal | Grace Ebert | 8/20/2024 1:44 PM

With its long vertical lines and neo-Gothic features, the architectural marvel that is Tribune Tower in Chicago has an unorthodox origin story. Home to the newspaper’s operations, the now-iconic building resulted from an international competition hosted in 1922 by the co-publishers. More than 260 architects from 23 countries submitted designs that would house the newspaper, with New York-based John Mead Howells and Raymond Hood ultimately winning the bid. A project by architectural cartoonist Klaus and MAS Context brings this history to light. More Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. The article A Futuristic 150-Foot Installation Imagines Chicago’s Never-Built Architecture appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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