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Haegue Yang at Kunsthal Rotterdam

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 8/9/2025 8:00 PM

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The book on the shelf at Nicolas Krupp

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 8/8/2025 8:00 PM

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Modelling Life at Z33

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 8/8/2025 8:00 PM

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Experimenting with Color and Reflection, Kenny Harris Brews Beautiful Still Lifes

By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 8/8/2025 12:39 PM

An iconic coffee maker inspires an ongoing series of oil paintings. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Experimenting with Color and Reflection, Kenny Harris Brews Beautiful Still Lifes appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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‘Speak of the Devil’ Conjures the World of Twin Sisters Haylie and Sydnie Jimenez

By Colossal | Joy Machine | 8/8/2025 9:37 AM

The Chicago-based artists bring a collection of ceramic and mixed-media works to Joy Machine this month. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article ‘Speak of the Devil’ Conjures the World of Twin Sisters Haylie and Sydnie Jimenez appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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Jim Lambie at The Modern Institute

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 8/7/2025 8:00 PM

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Vivian Suter at Moderna Museet

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 8/7/2025 8:00 PM

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In ‘Bourdon Street Chippy,’ Lucy Sparrow Celebrates a British Culinary Institution in Felt

By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 8/7/2025 2:58 PM

It's even harder to get the ketchup to come out of these bottles. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article In ‘Bourdon Street Chippy,’ Lucy Sparrow Celebrates a British Culinary Institution in Felt appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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Xanthe Summers Weaves Themes of Labor and Visibility in Bold Ceramic Vessels

By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 8/7/2025 12:00 PM

"Weaving can be used as a wider metaphor for social cohesion—or lack thereof." Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Xanthe Summers Weaves Themes of Labor and Visibility in Bold Ceramic Vessels appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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Isabella Mellado Summons Sins and Desire in Her Tarot-Inspired Paintings

By Colossal | Grace Ebert | 8/7/2025 8:42 AM

The artist beckons us into an alternative space where figures are free to revel in pleasure. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Isabella Mellado Summons Sins and Desire in Her Tarot-Inspired Paintings appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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Hardy Hill at Simian

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 8/6/2025 8:00 PM

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Barbara Kasten at The Glass House

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 8/6/2025 8:00 PM

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Laser-Cut Steel Forms Radiate Ornate Patterns in Anila Quayyum Agha’s Immersive Installations

By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 8/6/2025 10:39 AM

'Anila Quayyum Agha: Geometry of Light' opens later this month at the Seattle Asian Art Museum. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Laser-Cut Steel Forms Radiate Ornate Patterns in Anila Quayyum Agha’s Immersive Installations appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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Tarik Kiswanson at Sfeir-Semler Gallery

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 8/5/2025 8:00 PM

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Anna-Sophie Berger, Teak Ramos at International Library of Fashion Research, Oslo

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 8/5/2025 8:00 PM

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Terracotta and Gold Figures by Vipoo Srivilasa Conjure Joy and the Divine

By Colossal | Grace Ebert | 8/5/2025 5:10 PM

Joy and the possibilities of creative communion ground the practice of Vipoo Srivilasa. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Terracotta and Gold Figures by Vipoo Srivilasa Conjure Joy and the Divine appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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In ‘Little Italy,’ Dina Brodsky and Lorraine Loots Collaborate on a Tiny Scale

By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 8/5/2025 2:21 PM

The two artists connected during the pandemic and embarked on a journey to Italy to stoke a collaboration. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article In ‘Little Italy,’ Dina Brodsky and Lorraine Loots Collaborate on a Tiny Scale appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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‘Quiver’ Surveys Twenty Years of Striking Feather Sculptures by Kate MccGwire

By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 8/5/2025 10:52 AM

Working from a converted Dutch barge in West London, MccGwire's studio mirrors her interest in nature. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article ‘Quiver’ Surveys Twenty Years of Striking Feather Sculptures by Kate MccGwire appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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Odilon Redon, Kate Spencer Stewart at Emalin

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 8/4/2025 8:00 PM

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Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel at Z33

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 8/4/2025 8:00 PM

animal

Squashing the spotted lanternfly problem may require enlisting other species

by Science News | Aug 08 2025

auto

3,000-HP Yangwang U9 Laughs At Rimac Nevera On Its Way To The Nurburgring

by carbuzz.com | Aug 10 2025

connecticut

Made in the shade: CT tobacco farmers roll with the times

by CT Mirror | Aug 10 2025

entertainment

Lauryn Bosstick Breaks Down Her Anything-But-Basic Wellness Routine Featuring Dry Brushing and Cold Plunges

by ET Online | Aug 05 2025

finance

Workers do not need private equity in their 401(k) plans

by MarketWatch.com | Aug 10 2025

golf

War Amputees Find New Purpose on the Golf Course

by NY Times | Jul 25 2025

how_to

Your Cheat Sheet to Lowering Energy Bills and Creating a Greener Home

by CNET | Aug 10 2025

long_island

Long Beach boardwalk gets a colorful new spot for clean eating

by greaterlongisland.com | Aug 10 2025

mental

Special Olympics Advocates: Don’t Leave This Community Out of Mental Health Discussions

by thehealthy.com | May 28 2025

nation

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatens indefinite special sessions

by upi.com | Aug 10 2025

new_jersey

NJ Spotlight News: August 8, 2025

by NJ Spotlight | Aug 08 2025

people

Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian reveals his culinary skills alongside his daughter Olympia

by marca.com | Aug 10 2025

real_estate

Paramount Group’s earnings call revealed big new lease, and another followed

by NY Post | Aug 10 2025

science

'Such caves weren't used for ordinary living': Rare finger grooves from ancient peoples found in glittering Australian cave

by LIVE SCIENCE | Aug 10 2025

sports

Pelé's life in pictures

by CNN | Apr 16 2023

Word of the Day

hidebound

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 10, 2025 is:

hidebound • \HYDE-bound\ • adjective

Someone or something described as hidebound is inflexible and unwilling to accept new or different ideas.

// Although somewhat stuffy and strict, the professor did not so completely adhere to hidebound academic tradition that he wouldn’t teach class outside on an especially lovely day.

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Examples:

“He was exciting then, different from all the physicists I worked with in the way that he was so broadly educated and interested, not hidebound and literal, as my colleagues were.” — Joe Mungo Reed, Terrestrial History: A Novel, 2025

Did you know?

Hidebound has its origins in agriculture. The adjective, which appeared in English in the early 17th century, originally described cattle whose skin, due to illness or poor feeding, clung to the skeleton and could not be pinched, loosened, or worked with the fingers (the adjective followed an earlier noun form referring to this condition). Hidebound was applied to humans too, to describe people afflicted with tight skin. Figurative use quickly followed, first with a meaning of “stingy” or “miserly.” That sense has since fallen out of use, but a second figurative usage, describing people who are rigid or unyielding in their actions or beliefs, lives on in our language today.