Today, All New Colossal Membership Fees Will Be Donated to NAACP and Black Art Futures Fund
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For the next 24 hours, Colossal is donating 100% of all new membership fees to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the Black Art Futures Fund—an emerging organization that promotes the elevation and preservation of Black arts and culture. Whether a monthly, an
Contemporary Films Are Reimagined as Vintage Book Covers by Illustrator Matt Stevens
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Generally, the adaptation pipeline begins with books and ends in film, but Charlotte-based designer and illustrator Matt Stevens has turned that process around. For an ongoing project that’s simply titled Good Movies as Old Books, Stevens reimagines conSprawling Roots and Richly Hued Gowns Permeate Mary Sibande’s Postcolonial Artworks
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The immensity and depth of Mary Sibande’s multi-media artworks reflect the magnitude of her subject matter, which explicitly entwines the enduring effects of British imperialism and the apartheid. Through photographs, sculptures, and sprawling installationBunch Auctions Offers 20th- and 21st-Century Fine Art From the Stephen Heighton Collection
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On June 30, Bunch Auctions’ 20th- and 21st-Century Fine Art Auction draws together a remarkable selection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and media art by influential contemporary artists. The 278-lot sale is derived from two private collections and offUnusual Interventions by Artist Stefan Visan Juxtapose Leaves, Cutlery, and Everyday Objects
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Stefan Visan fashions surreal interventions out of mundane objects: a silver safety pin pierces verdant leaves, a burning candle is sliced and positioned at a tilt, and limp spaghetti lengthens fork prongs. The artist spends hours tinkering in his studio eacConstellations of Found Electronics Shape Faces on Vintage Rackets by Artist Leonardo Ulian
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London-based artist Leonardo Ulian (previously) merges two disparate elements in his sprawling assemblages: he speckles analog equipment with an array of electronic pieces found in digital devices. Created while in quarantine, Ulian’s Contrived Object s30 Hand-Cranked Machines Comprise Amusing Series of Miniatures by Artist Federico Tobon
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Similar to Lalese Stamps’s personal challenge to create 100 ceramic mug handles, a Los Angeles-based artist has crafted an amusing series of hand-cranked automatons in just 30 days. Federico Tobon, of wolfCat Workshop, used popsicle sticks, metal clipsA Model Morphs into a Rotund Tomato, Peeled Banana, and a Hoagie in a Bizarre Photographic Series
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A new photo series, titled Table For One, takes the proverbial saying that “you are what you eat” literally as it transforms model Tin Gao by sandwiching her between layers of cheese, lunchmeat, shredded lettuce, and sliced tomato in a bulging hoHundreds of Photos of the New York Sky Pinned to a Massive, Spherical Sculpture by Sarah Sze
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Artist Sarah Sze explores the myriad conceptions of time and space through a tremendous, new spherical sculpture. Titled “Shorter than the Day” —a reference to Emily Dickinson’s poem “Because I could not stop for Death,” whichDive Into a Never-Ending Sequence of Jumps and Tucks in an Olympic-Games Compilation
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Although devotees of the Olympic games will have to wait until 2021 for the next round of competitions, Donato Sansone channels the same excitement, energy, and displays of strength into an extravagant new mashup. A second iteration of his previous videoGraceful Photographs of Solitary Figures by Oye Diran Explore Beauty and Empowerment
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Oye Diran describes his distinctly elegant photographs as “conceptual with a degree of minimalism and fantasy.” The New York City-based photographer captures refined images of women dressed in pastel gowns of billowing tulle and surrounded by widTwo Recycled Woods are Engineered into a Modest, Airy Church in Indonesia
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Constructed entirely with locally sourced wood waste, “Oikumene Church” erected in Sajau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, is designed to conform to its natural environment. The unassuming project features a slatted facade made of Rimba, or teak, whilRope Twists into Massive, Fibrous Circuit Boards by Artist Windy Chien
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California-based artist Windy Chien began her career with macrame before becoming frustrated with its limitations. “I gave myself an assignment to learn one new knot every day for one year, and thereby increase my vocabulary of knots and become fluent iStriking Portraits by Artist Tawny Chatmon Embellished with Gold Garments and Ornate Backdrops
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In The Redemption, photography-based artist Tawny Chatmon (previously) celebrates the beauty of Black hair through a series of arresting portraits superimposed with 24 karat gold flourishes. Each photograph features a solemn child who’s dressed in hand-Striking Digital Portraits by Artist Tawny Chatmon Embellished with Gold Garments and Ornate Backdrops
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In The Redemption, photography-based artist Tawny Chatmon (previously) celebrates the beauty of Black hair through a series of arresting portraits superimposed with gold flourishes. Each digitally altered photograph features a solemn child who’s dresseStriking Digital Portraits by Aritst Tawny Chatmon Embellished with Gold Garments and Ornate Backdrops
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In The Redemption, photography-based artist Tawny Chatmon (previously) celebrates the beauty of Black hair through a series of arresting portraits superimposed with gold flourishes. Each digitally altered photograph features a solemn child who’s dresseFringed Rugs Bulge and Fold in Illusory Paintings by Artist Antonio Santín
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Madrid-based artist Antonio Santín paints hyperrealistic depictions of ornate rugs that appear to billow and crease on the feet-long canvases. Complete with intricate motifs and fringed edging, the works feature thousands of textured dots, spirals, and complSliced and Diced Food Arranged into Color-Coded Sequences by Adam Hillman
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Adam Hillman (previously) has taken recommendations to choose a balanced diet seriously. For each slice of Granny Smith apple, the New Jersey-based artist pairs a quartered cucumber, halved kiwi, and peeled plantain in a meticulous, color-coded arrangement. UAutumn Leaves Crackle and Writhe Like a Flame in Short Film by Animator William Crook
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In “Stickmatch,” a new short film, a matchstick-like twig lands onto the screen, and with one long strike, it spontaneously ignites flames. These sparks don’t manifest in their usual form, though. The flames are replaced with leaves from varTargets Mask Women and Girls in Powerful Thread Portraits by Artist Nneka Jones
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A recent University of Tampa graduate, activist artist Nneka Jones masterfully blends embroidery thread to stitch stunning portraits of young girls, women, and the occasional celebrity. Sometimes donning a fringed shirt that cascades from the canvas, the subjBodies Breach Water’s Surface in Ethereal Paintings by Artist Calida Garcia Rawles
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Five years ago, Calida Garcia Rawles learned to swim by joining a team dedicated to the exercise. The sessions were “therapeutic and spiritually uplifting,” the Los Angeles-based artist shares with Colossal. “I found that I felt emotionallyRemarkable Portraits by Artist Amy Sherald Render Subjects in Grayscale Against Vibrant Backdrops
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Amy Sherald grew up in Columbus, Georgia, which shaped her conceptions of identity and fundamentally influenced her artistic practice. “Acknowledging the performative aspects of race and Southernness, I committed myself to exploring the interiority of BA Bold Black Lives Matter Statement Transforms a Street Leading to the White House in Washington D.C.
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In a show of solidarity, a massive tribute to Black Lives Matter has been painted on the street leading to the White House in Washington, D.C. Completed in permanent street paint, the message features bold, yellow letters that span more than a block of 16th SCeramic Artist Lalese Stamps Creates 100 Wildly Varying Mug Handles in 100 Days
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While some of Lalese Stamps’s mugs might be safe to grab before you’re fully caffeinated, exercise caution with others. Last year, the Columbus-based ceramicist, of Lolly Lolly Ceramics, embarked on a 100 Day Project, her personal challenge to desigGlobes and Astronaut Helmets Form Heads of Figurative Sculptures by Artist Yinka Shonibare CBE
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Through life-sized sculptures, artist Yinka Shonibare CBE considers the grasp of colonialism and its lasting effects on modern conceptions of identity. Each faceless figure is in the midst of an action, presented shooting a mass of cherry blossoms from a riflEthereal Photographs by Oghalé Alex Emphasize the Tension Between Movement and Inaction
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Oghalé Alex’s stunning new project is centered on the desire for “escaping the noise… Each picture is meant to look like something out of your imagination or something you might have seen in a dream,” the Nigerian-American photographer saChildren’s Imaginations Materialize as Cartoon Chaos in Paintings by Artist Kayla Mahaffey
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Chicago-based artist Kayla Mahaffey captures the vivid reveries occupying young minds. She juxtaposes realistically rendered figures with chaotic scenes of two-dimensional cartoon characters as they emerge from amorphous clouds and pastel commotions. Each cenProminent Figures of the Harlem Renaissance Featured on New USPS Stamps
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For those who aren’t keen on emblazoning their rent checks or letters with an American flag, the United States Postal Service recently released a stamp collection dedicated to one of the most influential periods in the nation’s history. The new seWatch the Earth Rotate for 24 Hours in an Entrancing Timelapse Centering the Sky
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With a camera peering out over the landscape of Tivoli, Namibia, Bartosz Wojczyński focused on the sky. The Polish photographer created a hypnotic timelapse spanning 24 hours that has a focal point in the atmosphere rather than on the land. Each minute,From Minneapolis to Syria, Artists Are Honoring George Floyd Through Murals and Public Artworks
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In honor of George Floyd, a Black man murdered by a White police officer in May, artists have been painting murals and sharing messages in what now is a global movement supporting the victim. From Minneapolis to Los Angeles to Syria, the public artworks are dSix Students Design Solar-Powered Lamps From Collagen, Black Beans, and Agave Plants
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A 2019 study notes that 1.8 million residents of Mexico live without electricity, while some sources say an additional five million have limited access. In an effort to provide affordable, sustainable solar power, six students from the Instituto TecnológicoFour Adorable Prairie Dogs Peek Out of Kinetic Sculpture Constructed with LEGO
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Designers Jason and Kristal Allemann, of JK Brickworks (previously), understand that prairie dogs have a tendency to scramble into their burrows at first sight of a threat, so the two LEGO enthusiasts have designed a kinetic sculpture that captures the rodentA 20,000-Square-Foot Tribute to Healthcare Workers Emerges at Queens Museum
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In the Queens Museum parking lot, Cuban-American artist Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada (previously) has painted a 20,000-square-foot mural as both an act of gratitude to Latinx healthcare workers, who have risked their own safety to care for others, and a nationwid2,863 Prescription Pills and Candy Cycle Through a Satirical Animated Short
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Animation director Patrick Smith ingeniously interchanges a variety of pills, capsules, and syringes with similarly shaped candy in a vertiginous new short film. Parodying the ubiquity of modern pharmaceutical use, “Candy Shop” opens by noting thaPop Culture Icons Undergo Taxonomic Studies in These Vintage-Style Illustrations
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How would you biologically classify a hippogriff? Austin-based illustrator Chet Phillips is offering his own taxonomic studies for some of pop culture’s most iconic characters as part of his Unnatural History series. Through vintage-style illustrationsArchaeologists Excavate a Stunning Roman Mosaic That’s Untarnished From an Italian Vineyard
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Archaeologists made an extraordinary discovery this week when they uncovered a pristine mosaic that’s been hidden underneath feet of soil since the 3rd century. Situated in a private vineyard in the town of Negrar di Valpolicella, the tile flooring is bBarbie and Ken Get Relatable Quarantine Makeovers in Humorous Miniature Sets
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Barbies have garnered attention for years because of their unrealistic proportions, lack of diversity, and gendered activities. Despite some noteworthy changes, Tonya Ruiz, a former model turned toy designer, thought the usual selection of lavishly dressed anAi Weiwei Has Designed Face Masks to Raise Funds for COVID-19 Relief
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A defiant middle finger, a heap of sunflower seeds, and various mythical creatures are all silk-screened in black ink on the blue cloth backdrops of nonsurgical masks. The artworks the most recent intervention by artist and activist Ai Weiwei (previously) toDried Botanics Pressed into Delicate Fauna Compositions by Artist Helen Ahpornsiri
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England-based artist Helen Ahpornsiri (previously) presses delicate flowers and plants into wondrous artworks that depict the colorful diversity of the natural world. By foraging botanics from her garden, Ahpornsiri pieces the dried natural matter together i
