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If you haven't spent time with the incredible Open Reel Ensemble, you'll want to. The group composes ethereal tracks using reel-to-reel recorders.
Open Reel Ensemble Composes Ethereal 'Magnetic Folklore' Using Reel-to-Reel Recorders
Japanese trio Open Reel Ensemble uses tape recorders from the 1970s and 1980s to create experimental sounds.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:15 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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Serving up one of our Thanksgiving favorites this week
Thanksgiving Special: How 10 Famous Artists Would Plate Thanksgiving Dinner
In this fun series of photos titled Thanksgiving Special, San Francisco-based artist Hannah Rothstein imagines Thanksgiving dinners as plated by famous artists throughout history. Gravy, corn, mashed ...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:46 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 2019, William Arnold and James Fergusson began paying a lot of attention to wild apple trees growing in unique and sometimes unlikely locations around the Cornish countryside. This inspired their ongoing project called 'Some Interesting Apples.'
'Some Interesting Apples' Delves into the World of Feral Fruit
William Arnold and James Fergusson, a pair of Cornwall-based creatives, have planted an orchard growing only "feral" apples.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:07 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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A truly stunning release from NASA's James Webb Telescope 🤩
NASA's Webb Telescope Captures the Dust Clouds of Apep, Named for the Egyptian God of Chaos
Thanks for the James Webb Space Telescope image, researchers were able to observe four coiled shells of dust around the pair for the first time.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:16 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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Mindset is key at Quarantine: why do artists make? Join us this spring for a weeklong intensive asking residents to tap into their purpose.
The Spanish Quarantine Island Residency Where Artists Disconnect—and Phones Are Banned
Mindset is key at Quarantine: why do artists make? The island residency focuses on tapping into emotion and removing blocks.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:02 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
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Li Songsong roots the thick layers that characterize his paintings in history and memory. See how they're made today on Colossal.

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an abstract impasto painting by Li Songsong
November 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Mariko Mori, “Unity II” (2024)

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a circular, luminescent, abstract composition in light pastel tones by Mariko Mori
November 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Known for addressing censorship and inequality, Iranian artist Arghavan Khosravi makes an inward turn in her most recent works as she enters a more subconscious terrain.

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a tall layered sculpture by Arghavan Khosravi of women and and large-scale droplets with fish, fire, and more inside a work by Arghavan Khosravi of a fragmented bit of a person with a chain lock for a mouth and a floral work behind
November 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM