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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
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
Ayako Kita, “Premonition” (2022)

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November 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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
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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November 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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
We caught up with YoAz this week, who's behind these bold, kaleidoscopic illustrations.

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

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November 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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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November 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
David Brian Smith, “And nature smiled” (2025)

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November 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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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November 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Captivated by these tiny, crocheted, ceramic vessels by Jeremy Brooks

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November 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
In ‘Resistance in Memory,’ Sudanese photographers bring critical visibility to what's called "a forgotten war."

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November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Malaika Temba, “Etched in Soil” (2025)

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November 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Felandus Thames, “Wail on Whalers (portrait of Amos Haskin)” (2024)

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November 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
From dozens of painted mesh fabric panels, Tomislav Topić’s undulating, site-specific installations transform airy spaces into immersive experiences.

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November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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
In his new exhibition, ‘Dripping Earth,’ Cannupa Hanska Luger ushers the past into a speculative future.

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November 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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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November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Xomatok, Purificación (2018)

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November 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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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November 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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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November 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Mariko Mori, “Unity II” (2024)

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November 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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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November 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM