«It is a love letter to the people of this city, and about the people of this city.» —Brandon Stanton Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article A ‘Love Letter’ to the City, Humans of New York Takes Over Grand Central appeared first on Colossal.

The storefront-style gallery sits inside what was originally a stairwell in Provo, Utah. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Tiny Art Show Repurposes a Disused Stairwell into a 1:6-Scale Gallery appeared first on Colossal.

Adams forefronts representation, reinvigorating the Black figure in art. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article The First Monograph to Survey Derrick Adams’ Career Comes Ahead of a Major Exhibition appeared first on Colossal.

A touching short film explores «freeing ourselves from what holds us back, whatever that may be.» Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article A Poignant Animation, ‘Sisters’ Explores What It Means to Set Ourselves Free appeared first on Colossal.

This year's edition drew an impressive 1,160 submissions across 34 countries and five continents. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Blink and You’d Miss the Moments Topping This Year’s Pure Street Photography Awards appeared first on Colossal.

In a world this absurd and disastrous, do we gravitate toward cynicism or levity? Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article In ‘The Party is Over,’ Murmure Confronts the Absurd Spectacle of the End Times appeared first on Colossal.

A broken pencil, outdated forms, and tattered bits of fabric are prime materials for Ricci's elaborate, small-scale worlds. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Armed with Scraps, Lydia Ricci Builds a World of Messy Miniatures appeared first on Colossal.

Experience magic in Gillings' misty and mysterious woodlands. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Charming Flights of Fancy Fill Vanessa Gillings’ Imaginative Illustrations appeared first on Colossal.

Something strange is going on with Madgwick's dilapidated facades and uncanny shrubbery. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Sinister Skies Set the Scene for Derelict Buildings in Lee Madgwick’s Surreal Paintings appeared first on Colossal.

Are you feeling «muy bien?» Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article A Quirky and Joyous Social Movement Builds in Xinobi’s Music Video for ‘Strides’ appeared first on Colossal.

«Stone on Boundary» is installed less than an hour's drive from the world's largest open-pit copper mine. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Yasuaki Onishi Suspends Thousands of Copper Foil Molds in an Undulating Framework appeared first on Colossal.

A legal and infrastructural accident, Kowloon Walled City grew into the densest settlement on the planet. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Watch a Timelapse of the Notorious Kowloon Walled City Built to Scale in Minecraft appeared first on Colossal.

What do the objects we surround ourselves with say about who we are? Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Mystery Abounds in Angela Burson’s Engimatic Paintings appeared first on Colossal.

The Beijing-based artist's participatory installation «Borrow Light» just opened at the 36th São Paolo Biennial. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Song Dong’s Monumental Installations Mirror Memories, Globalization, and Impermanence appeared first on Colossal.

A partnership between Art Bridges Foundation and Museum of Art + Light illuminates Black spaces during the 1930s and early 1940s. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article ‘Crafting Sanctuaries’ Sheds Light on Black Experience in the South During the Great Depression appeared first on Colossal.

For the first time, the artist's 25-year practice is collected in 'Radical Softness: The Responsive Art of Janet Echelman.' Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Janet Echelman’s Suspended Nets Radiate Across 25 Years in ‘Radical Softness’ appeared first on Colossal.

«With a generous dose of cynicism and voyeurism, Tolman portrays the eccentric truths and social failures of Western society.» Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article ‘Where’s Waldo?’ Meets Sarcastic, Dystopian Visions in Ben Tolman’s Elaborate Ink Drawings appeared first on Colossal.

Get your CV and artist statement ready! Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article September 2025 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists appeared first on Colossal.

Wittfooth venerates «ancient rhythms that prevail despite our human tumult.» Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Atmospheric Oil Paintings by Martin Wittfooth Illuminate Nature’s Timeless Cycles appeared first on Colossal.

The Royal of Academy of Arts presents the largest survey of the artist's work ever exhibited outside of the U.S. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article More than 70 Iconic Works by Kerry James Marshall Shape a Major Survey in the U.K. appeared first on Colossal.