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Phantasmic Figures Grapple with Their Doubles in Xie Lei’s Dreamy Oil Paintings

By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 6/8/2026 1:38 PM

"What I’m trying to achieve is to transport the viewer into another world," Xie says. 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 Phantasmic Figures Grapple with Their Doubles in Xie Lei’s Dreamy Oil Paintings appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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Paul Thek at Pace Gallery

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 6/7/2026 8:00 PM

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Paul Thek at Galerie Buchholz

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 6/7/2026 8:00 PM

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Counter City at Galerie Neu

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 6/6/2026 8:00 PM

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I Ciclopi (Eye, Camera, Myth) at INCURVA

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 6/5/2026 8:00 PM

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Jonathan Lasker at Galerie Thomas Schulte

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 6/5/2026 8:00 PM

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Tavares Strachan’s First Monograph Surveys an Encyclopedic Practice

By Colossal | Grace Ebert | 6/5/2026 2:18 PM

Tavares Strachan is one of the leading conceptual artists working today, and his first monograph is out this month from Phaidon. 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 Tavares Strachan’s First Monograph Surveys an Encyclopedic Practice appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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In Los Angeles, 70 Artists Transform a Vacant Hospital into a Sprawling Art Experience

By Colossal | Grace Ebert | 6/5/2026 11:29 AM

Dubbed the 'Hospital of Emotions,' the pop-up exhibition converts 80 rooms into surreal installations. 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 Los Angeles, 70 Artists Transform a Vacant Hospital into a Sprawling Art Experience appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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details to follow at ROMANCE

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 6/4/2026 8:00 PM

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Racheal Crowther at Chisenhale Gallery

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 6/4/2026 8:00 PM

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Jeanne Vicerial’s Ethereal Sculptures Dot Historic Spaces in Aix-en-Provence in ‘Incarnation’

By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 6/4/2026 1:01 PM

The French artist's textile-focused practice taps into history and femininity with precision and reverence. 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 Jeanne Vicerial’s Ethereal Sculptures Dot Historic Spaces in Aix-en-Provence in ‘Incarnation’ appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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From Apocalypse to Renewal, Amy Casey Paints a Surreal World in Distress

By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 6/4/2026 10:57 AM

Casey's paintings meditate on what it means to be in a world in constant flux. 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 From Apocalypse to Renewal, Amy Casey Paints a Surreal World in Distress appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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Trương Công Tùng at Kiang Malingue

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 6/3/2026 8:00 PM

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Jill Magid at Mister Fahrenheit

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 6/3/2026 8:00 PM

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‘Masters of the Stitch: Threaded Stories’ Spotlights Narrative Quilts by Black Americans

By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 6/3/2026 5:09 PM

The exhibition at Claire Oliver Gallery spotlights remarkable narratives in fabric. 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 ‘Masters of the Stitch: Threaded Stories’ Spotlights Narrative Quilts by Black Americans appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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Wildfires and War Rage in Shawn Huckins’ Theatrical Paintings

By Colossal | Grace Ebert | 6/3/2026 1:32 PM

'Slow Burn' presents a suite of landscapes, each veiled by curtains. 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 Wildfires and War Rage in Shawn Huckins’ Theatrical Paintings appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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Ruth Borgenicht Links Thousands of Ceramic Rings in Elaborate Chainmail Sculptures

By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 6/3/2026 11:23 AM

The New Jersey-based artist's works hang tapestry-like on the wall or unfurl into three-dimensional biomorphic forms. 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 Ruth Borgenicht Links Thousands of Ceramic Rings in Elaborate Chainmail Sculptures appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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Anna-Sophie Berger, Reinhard Voigt at GROTTO

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 6/2/2026 8:00 PM

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Stella Zhong at Trautwein Herleth

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 6/2/2026 8:00 PM

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Meticulously Detailed Natural Specimens by Marisa Aragón Ware Emerge from Paper

By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 6/2/2026 4:44 PM

"Because paper is such an everyday material, there’s something especially powerful about transforming it into something unexpected." 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 Meticulously Detailed Natural Specimens by Marisa Aragón Ware Emerge from Paper appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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Miley Cyrus' Oscars 2025 Hair Would Have Been Perfect If Not For One Fatal Flaw

by The List | Mar 02 2025

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Borderlands Mexico: Laredo summit debates driverless freight corridors, B-1 trucker alternatives

by FreightWaves | Jun 14 2026

finance

SpaceX shows investors still want moonshots. The Fed may test that theory this week.

by MarketWatch.com | Jun 14 2026

food

4 Of The Healthiest Items To Order At Texas Roadhouse

by The Daily Meal | Jun 14 2026

football

DraftKings Super Bowl Promo Code: Get Extended $300 Seahawks-Patriots Bonus

by ESNY | Feb 08 2026

golf

Saudi Fund to Back Away From LIV Golf Under Mounting Financial Pressures

by NY Times | Apr 15 2026

health

FDA Approval of Inhaled Insulin Has Been Life-Changing for This Teen with Diabetes

by Healthline.com | Jun 14 2026

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Germany vs. Curaçao: Stream FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E Match From Anywhere Live

by CNET | Jun 14 2026

music

Jalen Brunson Defends Monica McNutt After Taylor Swift Backlash: ‘Cut Her Some Slack’

by Billboard | Jun 14 2026

nation

1 dead, 22 injured in Virginia church tent collapse

by upi.com | Jun 13 2026

real_estate

New Renderings Revealed For 285-Unit Tower at 164-02 Jamaica Avenue in Jamaica, Queens

by New York YIMBY | Jun 14 2026

sports

Pelé's life in pictures

by CNN | Apr 16 2023

travel

Amelia Island, Florida: Tortoises, Tides and Tall Oaks on a Slow Travel Coast

by The Travel Magazine | Jun 12 2026

wellness

13 Black Women Share How They Found the Strength to Survive—and Thrive—With Breast Cancer

by Self.com | May 29 2026

world

Israeli strikes Beirut, accuses Hezbollah of cease-fire violation

by United Press International, Inc. | Jun 14 2026

Word of the Day

emblazon

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 14, 2026 is:

emblazon • \im-BLAY-zun\ • verb

To emblazon something is to decorate its surface, usually with a name, slogan, or picture.

// Her favorite souvenir from her trip to the Grand Canyon was a t-shirt emblazoned with a rosy sunset over the famous chasm.

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Examples:

“Later that week we were boarding our flight with the painting secured in an enormous case with a toothy, bespectacled cartoon squirrel emblazoned on the back and a speech bubble that read ‘I’M JUST NUTS ABOUT PUZZLES!’” — Orlando Whitfield, All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud and Fine Art, 2025

Did you know?

Blazon is a less commonly used synonym of the more familiar coat of arms. Both centuries-old terms refer to heraldic designs, symbols, and other imagery (think crosses, lions, stripes, etc.) that typically appear on banners, shields, armor, and elsewhere. The verb form of blazon meaning “to depict heraldic figures or designs in drawing or engraving” and emblazon, “to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic figures or designs,” came into use around the same time in the late 1500s, from the French spoken in medieval England. (The word heraldry, also ultimately from Anglo-French, came into use then too.) Emblazon still refers to marking something with an emblem of heraldry, but it is now more often used for adorning or publicizing something in any conspicuous way, whether with eye-catching decoration or colorful words of praise.