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‘MIZU’ Contemplates Fragility and Impermanence in a Poignant Dance with an Ice Puppet

By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 6/9/2026 10:13 AM

Élise Vigneron of Théâtre de L'entrouvert and Satchie Noro of Companie Furankaï join forces for performances all summer long. 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 ‘MIZU’ Contemplates Fragility and Impermanence in a Poignant Dance with an Ice Puppet appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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Hanna Hur at Antenna Space

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

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Jutta Koether at Empty Gallery

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

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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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Annalise Gratovich’s Life-Size Woodcuts Meld Nature, Memory, and Ukrainian Heritage

by Colossal | Jun 15 2026

basketball

Bulls reportedly hiring Tiago Splitter as head coach as Chicago looks for fresh start

by CBS Interactive Inc | Jun 15 2026

beauty

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

by The List | Mar 02 2025

entertainment

Celeb Plastic Surgeon Dr. John Layke Shares the Sneaky Summer Skincare Mistakes You Might Be Making

by ET Online | Jun 15 2026

exercise

Lindsey Vonn Says She Still Feels 29—Here’s What She’s Doing Differently

by thehealthy.com | Apr 15 2026

game

Double Fine, Ninja Theory, And More Reportedly Trying To Spin Off From Xbox Game Studios

by GameSpot | Jun 15 2026

long_island

Hempstead teacher grabbed student by neck, then tanked his grade, lawsuit says

by greaterlongisland.com | Jun 15 2026

music

Quavo Lawsuit Over Ferrari Sculpture in ‘Trappa Rappa’ Promo Video Dropped by Artist

by Billboard | Jun 15 2026

new_jersey

Record number of NJ police subject to major discipline in 2025

by NJ Spotlight | Jun 15 2026

opinion

Polling on Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris should alarm Californians

by New York Post | Jun 15 2026

politics

Trump admin puts alleged 'birth tourism' scheme on notice as expert delivers warning to hospitals

by Fox News | Jun 15 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

Hyundai Rotem unveils AI-powered anti-drone technologies at defense fair

by United Press International, Inc. | Jun 16 2026

Word of the Day

gamut

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 16, 2026 is:

gamut • \GAM-ut\ • noun

A gamut is a range or series of related things. When we say that something “runs the gamut,” we are saying that it encompasses an entire range of related things.

// The flea market offerings run the gamut with a wide array of vendors each offering something unique.

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Examples:

“... she brings a certain je ne sais quoi to the production with themes running the gamut from circuses and rodeos to mermaids and pirates.” — Heather Douglas, Coast Weekend (Astoria, Oregon), 23 Apr. 2026

Did you know?

With the song “Do-Re-Mi,” the 1965 musical film The Sound of Music (adapted from the 1958 stage musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein) introduced millions of non-musicians to solfège, the singing of the sol-fa syllables—do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti—to teach the tones of a musical scale. Centuries earlier, however, the do in “Do-Re-Mi” was known as ut. Indeed, the first note on the scale of Guido d’Arezzo, an 11th century musician and monk who had his own way of applying syllables to musical tones, was ut. d’Arezzo also called the first line of his bass staff gamma, which meant that gamma-ut was the term for a note written on the first staff line. In time, gamma-ut underwent a shortening to gamut, and later its meaning expanded first to cover all the notes of d’Arezzo’s scale, then to cover all the notes in the range of an instrument, and, eventually, to cover an entire range of any sort.