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November 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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“I’ve always been fascinated by the idea that our perceived reality is shaped by our minds and reflecting our inner world,” says Michelle Blancke, who invites us into a familiar yet uncanny world.

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a photograph of a forest with with a bluish tree a photograph of a forest with uncanny colors in teal and yellow
November 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Timo Fahler, “flag” (2025)

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a man walking up to a large metal american flag on its side
November 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Masayoshi Matsumoto's balloon turkey

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a balloon turkey
November 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Have you made your travel plans for 2026? Join Colossal on Murmur Ring's excursion to Peru's Sacred Valley this June, and experience longstanding and innovative creative traditions with the region's leading artists and makers.

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a woman carding wool an aerial view of mountainous steps a man holding a ceramic sculpture
November 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Made of tens of thousands of aluminum faces, this new sculpture by Marc Fornes writhes in a Knoxville park.

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an aerial view of a contemporary, teal-colored pavilion designed by Marc Fornes/THEVERYMANY in a public square in Knoxville, Tennessee a contemporary, teal-colored pavilion designed by Marc Fornes/THEVERYMANY in a public square in Knoxville, Tennessee
November 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Cooked to perfection 🍗

Annie Collinge and Rottingdean Bazaar for Luncheon Magazine

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November 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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We recently got to see the vivid paintings of Argentinian artist Ángela Ferrari, which tease out a passionate play for power and control. Dive into her world of sensual aggression on Colossal.

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a painting by Angela Ferrari of birds, some dead and some alive with flowers a large-scale painting by Angela Ferrari with a variety of fighting and dead birds
November 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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The award-winning animation ‘Au 8ème Jour' weaves a cautionary tale about our climate futures.

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November 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Ayako Kita, “Premonition” (2022)

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a small sculpture by Ayako Kita made of cypress and acrylic resin, depicting a young woman with a dress made of clear material so that we can see right through her
November 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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In the mountains bordering Pakistan, a group of Indigenous women and girls is defying conventions with a seemingly simple pastime: soccer. A new short film visits the team as they practice and compete.

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a Pakistani girl playing soccer with the mountains in the background
November 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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We caught up with YoAz this week, who's behind these bold, kaleidoscopic illustrations.

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a colorful digital illustration by YoAz a colorful digital illustration by YoAz a colorful digital illustration by YoAz
November 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Opening tonight in Chicago: General Strike, an exhibition of 70+ artist matchboxes. See you there!

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three matchboxes with birds with burning matches in their beaks
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Whether a ramshackle residence is built impossibly tall or seems to be both upside-down and right-side-up at the same time, we’re drawn into Simon Laveuve's strange yet alluring world.

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a detail of a hand-sculpted miniature by Simon Laveuve of a small room tableau a hand-sculpted miniature by Simon Laveuve, held by the artist's hand for scale, of a shack-like building with a tree and a children's slide a hand-sculpted miniature by Simon Laveuve of an abandoned car with a large root growing through the hood, with a beach umbrella propped up next to it
November 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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David Brian Smith, “And nature smiled” (2025)

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an oil painting by David Brian Smith of a sunrise over a bucolic landscape, with a road running through green hills
November 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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When Manuela Solano delineates a cheekbone or nose, precisely placed nails, tape, and pipe cleaners offer guidance. The artist, who is blind, works intuitively, feeling out the areas she and her team have marked and working from there.

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a painting by Manuela Solano of a woman seated in an ornate carriage the artist works on a portrait through touch
November 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Captivated by these tiny, crocheted, ceramic vessels by Jeremy Brooks

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a small, colorful porcelain vessel by Jeremy Brooks that has been made by crocheting long strands of clay a small, colorful porcelain vessel by Jeremy Brooks that has been made by crocheting long strands of clay
November 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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In ‘Resistance in Memory,’ Sudanese photographers bring critical visibility to what's called "a forgotten war."

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a man seated in a chair outside a fire-stained building a photo by Altayeb Morhal of a young child seated alone amid a seat of bright pink-covered chairs a black-and-white photograph by Mawran Mohamed of three children playing
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Malaika Temba, “Etched in Soil” (2025)

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a textile work by Malaika Temba showing converging scenes of people working with sisal
November 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Felandus Thames, “Wail on Whalers (portrait of Amos Haskin)” (2024)

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a colorful artwork by Felandus Thames made with strings of beads, featuring a number of patterns and the portrait of a Black man named Amos Haskin
November 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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From dozens of painted mesh fabric panels, Tomislav Topić’s undulating, site-specific installations transform airy spaces into immersive experiences.

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an art installation by Tomislav Topić of layers of colorful planes of fabric suspended from the ceiling in undulating rows so that it looks prismatic an art installation by Tomislav Topić of layers of colorful planes of fabric suspended above a street, between two buildings, in undulating rows so that it looks prismatic
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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In his new exhibition, ‘Dripping Earth,’ Cannupa Hanska Luger ushers the past into a speculative future.

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a series of costumed dancers wearing sculptural pieces by Cannupa Hanska Luger, assembled in a group against a grat background
November 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Sarah Ann Weber marks two momentous occasions in a vivid body of work: the birth of her daughter and moving back to her hometown.

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a colorful floral painting by Sarah Ann Weber with faint figurative details a colorful floral painting by Sarah Ann Weber with faint figurative details
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Xomatok, Purificación (2018)

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a vibrant gradient mural in the inner part of a u-shaped brick building
November 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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After six momentous leaps from a small aircraft, skydiver Gabriel C. Brown completed his mission. He and his photographer friend Andrew McCarthy created this stunning image that shows the adventurous subject falling in front of the sun.

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a detail image by Andrew McCarthy of a skydiver falling in front of the sun an image by Andrew McCarthy of a skydiver falling in front of the sun
November 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM