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Photographer Nick Bannehr is releasing a limited edition handmade photo book, “Good Mourning” as part of a one-night exhibit at the Photobook Cafe in London on September 5th (5-9:30pm). In the work, Bannehr delves into the complex layers of London’s landscape in the days between the death of Queen Elizabeth II and her burial. The book examines the spirit of …

While heavy, hardcover reference books often embody prestige and historical value, the comprehensive volumes also carry an air of intellectual overload. Filled from cover to cover with extensive and complex concepts, the tomes beckon the Paradox of Knowledge, which states that the more we learn, the more we realize how little we actually know. This vexing liminal space between the …

“Phantom Hymn,” is a group exhibition featuring Michael Ho, Michael E. Smith, Michelle Uckotter and Joseph Yaeger. Playing with imagery drawn from cinema alongside other mass cultural tropes, the artists are aligned in their production of works which are both disquieting and sympathetic, ambiguous yet uncanny. Anonymous and absent bodies feature throughout the exhibition or are represented through material proxy. …

A painting attributed to the Dutch Golden Age artist Rembrandt went under the hammer for a record-breaking $1.175 million ($1.41 million including the buyer’s premium) after it was unearthed from an attic in a home in Camden, Maine. The sale was held by Thomaston Place Auction Galleries during the second day of its Summer Grandeur auction on August 26. The …

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And we’re live! As you can see, Colossal looks quite a bit different today as we launch a new identity and website. This is somehow our fifth iteration of Colossal in 14 years, and we’re so excited to finally share it with you.  It has not been easy. Tears have been shed. Hair pulled. Color palettes mixed. Fonts adjusted. Images …

The Musée d’Art et d’Histoire of Geneva (MAH) has invited Pascal Rousseau to explore the relationship between objects and their power to transfix seeing. The art historian recounts a history of fascination and invites the public to rediscover the MAH’s collection in a new light. The exhibition is realised in collaboration with the artist Tony Oursler and includes work from …

Carrie Rickey cried when her professor, artist Manny Farber, played Agnès Varda’s film Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) for the class. It was 1971, and she had not known that women made movies. “I wanted to understand Varda not as a timeline but in 360,” she writes as her mission statement in A Complicated Passion: The Life and Work …

All photos © Rebecca Poloquin, shared with permission The familiar rustling of an aluminum-lined potato chip bag is almost inseparable from the universal experience of eating the salty, crispy treat. But when you pick up Vi Nguyen’s snack packs, the sensation is replaced by the soft rattling and cool touch of glass beads. Nguyen found beading in a transitional time …

“Rory Pilgrim • Solo” is a solo exhibition by the Netherlands-based British artist Rory Pilgrim (Bristol, 1988). Specially for the manor house, they have selected a range of work from the last fifteen years. Central to the exhibition are three films, supplemented with drawings, posters and installations, which explore forms of support, community and resilience. “Rory Pilgrim • Solo” is part …