Colossal

JANUARY 30, 2023

Photos by Gary Mirando The natural patterns of turning tides and changing seasons illuminate the delicate porcelain sculptures of Martha’s Vineyard-based artist Jennifer McCurdy. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. Find more on her website and Instagram.

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JANUARY 2, 2020

So much of Black history around the continent and across the diaspora has been whitewashed or erased, much like the noses hacked off the faces of Egyptian sculptures to destroy evidence Black power and leadership — but as Malcolm X wisely observed, “Truth is on the side of the oppressed.”

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Artist Xiangni Song has transferred everything she learnt from the world of illustration to her paintings, which specialise in capturing daily observations and peculiar personal experiences. Spending her time between Beijing and New York, Xiangni was trained at the School of Visual Arts in 2016.

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Colossal

APRIL 9, 2021

Teeming with squiggly sculptures, site-specific installations, and smaller pieces covered in the Japanese artist’s iconic polka dots, Cosmic Nature is an expansive exhibition celebrating decades of Kusama’s bold, joyful body of work. Collection of the artist, courtesy of Ota Fine Arts and David Zwirner.

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Colossal

JANUARY 24, 2023

All images © Wangechi Mutu, courtesy of Phaidon, shared with permission A new monograph published by Phaidon delves into the multi-faceted work of Kenyan-American artist Wangechi Mutu ( previously ). Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month.

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MARCH 8, 2022

Since 2020, Mark Peterman has been constructing worlds of his own using miniature sets and props, blurring the lines between fact and fiction. In the artist’s words, each photograph represents “a suspended moment in time, a void, where the unknown looms.” Explore their projects below. Mark Peterman. Jennifer Thoreson.

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Design Milk

MAY 27, 2021

These are the tools and materials New Orleans-based artist Demond Melancon uses to create his Black Masking suits and his contemporary art portraiture series. CERF+ , a mutual aid safety net for artists, introduced us to Melancon recently, and we jumped at the chance to learn more about him, his work and his ambitions.

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Moo

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

She works between her home studio and Cherry Pit Collective , a group of womxn-identifying artists that promote collaboration and community. I spent those four years focusing on painting and drawing, with the intention of painting full-time or getting a Masters in Fine Art. . You call your pieces wearable sculptures, why?

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Colossal

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

“A Unicorn’s Lower Jaw & Right Front Leg” (2020), indigo, old fustic, weld and iron on cotton and paper. The artist dyes the porous material with natural substances like indigo and Maclura tinctoria (mulberry), which creates organic gradients and alters its texture. All images © Sipho Mabona, shared with permission.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 7, 2022

With a curatorial eye for striking designs, she is the founder of Claude Home , a host of unique and exclusive pieces by up-and-coming artists well as a home to restored mid-century modern vintage furnishings by well-known designers. Simonida was surrounded by art from a young age. June Mineyama-Smithson. Simonida Pavicevic.

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Colossal

MARCH 18, 2021

Throughout 2020, Stacey Lee Webber developed Insurrection Bills , a revisionary collection of United States currency overlaid with subversive stitches: flames envelop monuments, a wall is left unfinished, and an eclectic array of face masks disguise Abraham Lincoln’s portrait. From Insurrection Bills.

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AUGUST 4, 2022

“I remember feeling completely stunned by its absurdity,” the artist tells me. “When the first pandemic lockdown happened in California in 2020, Thomas spent his days checking every single location marker on these online maps with Google Street View,” Kaya remembers. But the effect is decidedly bizarre.

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Shillington

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The more we learn about this exceptional era of Polish poster art, the more we fall in love; not only with the Polish posters themselves, but with the incredible and iconic artists who created them. Based in Austin, Texas—they work with brands and artists to tell stories through commercials, music videos, short films and photography.

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