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Art & visual culture since 2010. https://www.thisiscolossal.com
Good morning from Susan kae Grant, whose cryptic photos will make you feel like you're still dreaming www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/08/susa...
Ella & Pitr fill city rooftops and fields around the world with a signature sense of quirkiness and joy www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/08/ella...
If you're hiking in Minnesota, you might stumble upon one of these crocheted fungi by Lydia Hansen. www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/08/lydi...
Just some ocean gymnastics (please can we finally do something about our planet rapidly warming 🙏)
Watch a Monumental Iceberg in Greenland Do a Somersault
On July 25, a mammoth iceberg literally made waves as it flipped over in Disko Bay off the coast of Ilulissat.
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Loewe Craft Prize finalist Adelene Koh transforms elements of heritage bookbinding into these chromatic contemporary sculptures. www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/07/adel...
Happy Friday from these colorful little creatures by The Paper Ark www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/07/the-...
Zac Henderson venerates the monumental Devil’s Tower in Wyoming in his bold black-and-white photos. www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/07/zac-...
From personal identity and body positivity to spirituality, mythology, emotion, and vulnerability, Nuditas 2026 celebrates the human form in all its expressions. Share your strongest works to be considered. The deadline is August 13. Submit! www.exhibizone.com/nuditas [sponsored]
Salmon are prevalent in many of Janice Yang's compositions. In a sense, they were the artist's constant companions for years. www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/07/jani...
Anthimos Ntagkas reminds us that everyday life is really the best entertainment www.thisiscolossal.com/2023/07/anth...
Hervé Youmbi (Cameroon), “Tso Scream Mask” from the ‘Visage de masques (IX) series’ (2015-2023), wood, pigment, fiber, beads, textile, glue, velvet fabric, cotton fabric, silk embroidery, and horse hair www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/07/new-...
Lucy Sparrow invokes ’90s supermarket nostalgia in ‘The Beginning of Convenience,' on view now in Arkansas. The shop is fully stocked with more than 20,000 handmade felt objects. www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/07/lucy...
What's the connection between race and chromatic expression? Richard J. Powell's new book, 'Colorstruck! Painting, Pigment, Affect' delves into the ways that color and social, political, and cultural forces intersect in Black American art. www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/07/rich...
Leonardo da Vinci could be the face of the new 100 Euro note.
Nature or Culture? Europeans Can Vote on the New Banknote Design
The European Central Bank is seeking public feedback on ten design proposals for new banknotes, which feature either figures or birds.
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This is your semi-regular reminder that Colossal Members always receive 15% off in the Colossal Shop because we love you 🫶 www.thisiscolossal.com/members/
Remedios Varo, “Aprendiz de Ícaro” (1959), graphite and red chalk on Bristol board, 32 1/4 x 35 3/4 inches www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/07/arch...
A snippet from Damien Aubin's photographic series documenting a former Soviet mining settlement frozen in time www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/07/dami...
Happy Monday from these emotional little characters by Felicia Chiao 🥹 www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/07/feli...
New collection of handmade and one-of-a-kind works by Chicago makers just dropped ✨ colossal.shop/collections/...
Donna Wilson wants to add a bit of play and whimsy to your home. www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/07/donn...
For more than four decades, environmental artist Patrick Dougherty has reimagined the technical and sculptural capabilities of one simple material: twigs. www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/07/patr...
Debra Broz, “Superorganism (White Rabbit)” (2025), secondhand ceramic figurines, found frame, and mixed media, 26 x 19 x 9 inches www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/07/debr...
What good is a ladder without structural integrity? Artist brothers Saman and Sasan Oskouei consider this question in an ongoing series of punctured wooden sculptures. www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/07/sama...
Genesis Belanger materializes the qualms of our contradictory era in her ceramic and bronze sculptures. www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/07/gene...
