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This Experimental Publisher Is Rethinking How Design Books Get Made

Eye on Design

Since its inception in 2009, Kickstarter has hosted approximately 3,700 campaigns centered around art books, with an estimated 500 specifically about design. That is when he realized there were other “ignored areas of publishing” that he might be able to tap into. The idea of crowdfunding books on design is no longer a new concept.

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‘Contemporary Art Underground’ Celebrates How MTA Art & Design Builds a Modern Museum for New York City

Colossal

All images © the artists, courtesy of Phaidon, shared with permission British artist David Hockney famously quipped, “Art has to move you and design does not, unless it’s a good design for a bus.” Contemporary Art Underground is slated for release on April 24. And in the busiest entrance of the Grand Central-42 St.

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Diverse Expressions: 5 Artwork Themes to Discover at The Other Art Fair Brooklyn This May

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Dawn Beckles, “Forever The Cream” (2023), acrylic, charcoal, gold leaf, spray paint, paper on canvas Get ready for an art event unlike any other. The Other Art Fair presented by Saatchi Art returns to ZeroSpace in Brooklyn from May 16 to 19. His digital and mixed media works reflect Black history and culture.

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Artisan wine label designs by Fen Acey craft a narrative through collage and typography

Creative Boom

Having studied at Norwich University of the Arts with a degree in Design for Publishing and graduating in 2015, Fen has spent the last eight years in a mix of design jobs. After a year of living in Wellington, New Zealand, she moved back to the UK due to the 2020 pandemic.

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‘Contemporary Art Underground’ Celebrates How MTA Art & Design Builds a Modern Museum for New York City

Colossal

All images © the artists, courtesy of Phaidon, shared with permission British artist David Hockney famously quipped, “Art has to move you and design does not, unless it’s a good design for a bus.” Contemporary Art Underground is slated for release on April 24. And in the busiest entrance of the Grand Central-42 St.

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‘An Indigenous Present’ Is a Paradigm-Shifting Illumination of Native North American Art Today

Colossal

All images © DelMonico Books, shared with permission “Historically, books about contemporary Native and Indigenous art have often been composed of academic essays illustrated with artworks by Indigenous makers,” Jeffrey Gibson ( previously ) says in the introduction to An Indigenous Present.

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Comically Candid Snapshots Culminate in the 2023 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

Colossal

Created in 2015, the annual contest ( previously ) is an effort to empathize with the wildlife around us while calling to attention the threats they face. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month.