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See the Best of Nearly Half a Million Entries to the Sony World Photography Awards — Colossal
The Sony World Photography Awards recently wrapped up its 19th edition, attracting a record-breaking 430,000 submissions from photographers spanning over 200 countries and territories worldwide. The competition featured ten diverse…
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The Many Lives of Frederic Edwin Church
Book Review Victoria Johnson's biography offers a nuanced exploration of Frederic Edwin Church, an artist whose landscapes captured the complex…
Divine Sculptures Revere a YorĂąbá Goddess in Nigeria’s Ọṣun-Òṣogbo Sacred Grove — Colossal
According to YorĂąbá tradition, over 600 years ago, a hunter stumbled upon a verdant grove in southwestern Nigeria shaped by…
Peter Hujar’s Darkroom Floor
Daily Newsletter Also, Coco Fusco asks: Where is Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara? Peter Hujar never intended for his…
Helena Minginowicz Transforms Humble Paper Towel into Ethereal Paintings — Colossal
“Civilizations are remembered through their monuments, but understood through the things they throw away,” states artist Helena Minginowicz, whose evocative…
Why Do So Many Museums Hold a Convicted Antiquity Dealer’s Treasures?
The Roman was gone.When I visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art recently, the marble bust of a commanding Roman man…
Andrew Salgado’s Gestural Still Lifes Pulse with Energy — Colossal
Andrew Salgado, a painter known for his figurative style and literary allusions, has turned his focus to still life in…
Magritte, Constable, Trump’s Smithsonian Wrath
Weekly Newsletter Exploring the Surrealist elements in a World Cup jersey, delving into Gertrude Abercrombie's world, and celebrating Hyperallergic's accolade…
The Longtail of Incarceration Unfolds in Gil Batle’s Surreal Narratives — Colossal
The vibrant ecosystem of a small Filipino island merges with the haunting memories of California's prison system in the dreamlike…