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Tony Cokes at Judy’s Death

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 4/8/2025 8:00 PM

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Anna-Bella Papp at Dracula's Revenge

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 4/8/2025 8:00 PM

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Hundreds of Fantastic Creatures Inhabit a Sprawling Universe by Vorja Sánchez

By Colossal | Grace Ebert | 4/8/2025 4:19 PM

Inspired by the diversity of the forest and the vivid drawings of Ernst Haeckel, Vorja Sánchez imagines a vast ecosystem. 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 Hundreds of Fantastic Creatures Inhabit a Sprawling Universe by Vorja Sánchez appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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vanessa german Channels Metaphysical Healing Powers in a Series of Monumental Assemblages

By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 4/8/2025 12:54 PM

Beads, ceramics, wood, recycling, astroturf, found objects, and more are complemented by descriptions of emotions like "joy" and "languishing." 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 vanessa german Channels Metaphysical Healing Powers in a Series of Monumental Assemblages appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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Amy Ruhl at KAJE

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 4/7/2025 8:00 PM

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My-Lan Hoang-Thuy at Project Native Informant

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 4/7/2025 8:00 PM

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Laura Ellen Bacon Brings Somerset Willow ‘Into Being’ at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 4/7/2025 10:48 AM

From pliable lengths of sustainably sourced willow, Bacon weaves elegant, meandering sculptures. 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 Laura Ellen Bacon Brings Somerset Willow ‘Into Being’ at Yorkshire Sculpture Park appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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J. Parker Valentine at Sydney

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 4/6/2025 8:00 PM

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Michael E. Smith at KOW

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 4/6/2025 8:00 PM

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Ana Jotta at Marian Goodman Gallery

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 4/5/2025 8:00 PM

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Charlotte Posenenske at Mehdi Chouakri Wilhelm Hallen

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 4/5/2025 8:00 PM

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There Is No Center at Roh Projects

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 4/4/2025 8:00 PM

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Judith Hopf at Deborah Schamoni

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 4/4/2025 8:00 PM

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Wondrous and Mischievous Misfits Populate Rhea Mack’s Bubblegum Daydreams

By Colossal | Grace Ebert | 4/4/2025 4:40 PM

On candy-colored paper, Rhea Mack imagines a world full of misfits and oddballs. 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 Wondrous and Mischievous Misfits Populate Rhea Mack’s Bubblegum Daydreams appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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Monika Stricker at dépendance

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 4/3/2025 8:00 PM

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Michelle Lopez, Ester Partegàs at The Wattis Institute

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 4/3/2025 8:00 PM

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In Mythic Paintings, Anna Ortiz Conjures the Uncanny of the Borderlands

By Colossal | Grace Ebert | 4/3/2025 3:03 PM

Ortiz's surreal paintings portray the "lives we were unable to live but (that) happened without us." 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 Mythic Paintings, Anna Ortiz Conjures the Uncanny of the Borderlands appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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Drawing on Religious Renaissance Art, Marc Padeu’s Paintings Monumentalize the Quotidian

By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 4/3/2025 10:40 AM

Through the immediacy of acrylic, Padeu renders everyday scenes on a monumental scale. 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 Drawing on Religious Renaissance Art, Marc Padeu’s Paintings Monumentalize the Quotidian appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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Hannah Taurins at Theta

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 4/2/2025 8:00 PM

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Marisa Kriangwiwat Holmes at Towards

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 4/2/2025 8:00 PM

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Bird flu in cows shows no signs of adapting to humans — yet

by Science News | Apr 28 2025

basketball

How boldly taking the ball out of Nikola Jokić's hands in crunch time clinched Game 5 for the Nuggets

by CBS Interactive Inc | Apr 30 2025

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13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

by The List | Mar 03 2025

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Who gets to decide how CT should spend opioid settlement funds?

by CT Mirror | Apr 30 2025

FFNEWS

Amazon airline prioritizes bigger aircraft to handle third-party cargo

by FreightWaves | Apr 07 2025

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Jay Sigel, Amateur Golfer Who Played Like a Pro, Dies at 81

by NY Times | Apr 25 2025

health

Ozempic May Cause Cosmetic Side Effects Like Sagging Skin, Wrinkly Feet

by Healthline.com | Apr 29 2025

knowledge

Here’s Why Bathroom Towels Have Those Woven Strips on Both Ends

by Reader's Digest | Apr 25 2025

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Family of missing Nassau politician urges public to join beach search

by greaterlongisland.com | Apr 29 2025

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Audi Crooks on Keeping Eyes on the Prize and Caring for Mental Health

by thehealthy.com | Mar 07 2025

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Look: Zoo using realistic puppet to feed newly-hatched king vulture chick

by United Press International, Inc. | Apr 29 2025

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REP. MIKE KELLY, SEN. TIM SCOTT AND SECRETARY SCOTT TURNER: Save the Opportunity Zones before it’s too late

by Opinion on Fox News | Apr 30 2025

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What do we know about the brothers and sisters of Jesus?

by Christian Post | Oct 20 2024

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A Classic Budget Alternative to the Royal Oak Is Now Even More Versatile

by Gear Patrol | Apr 29 2025

world

Police reveal additional details about Vancouver car-ramming victims

by United Press International, Inc. | Apr 29 2025

Word of the Day

insouciance

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 30, 2025 is:

insouciance • \in-SOO-see-unss\ • noun

Insouciance is a formal word that refers to a feeling of carefree unconcern. It can also be understood as a word for the relaxed and calm state of a person who is not worried about anything.

// The young actor charmed interviewers with his easy smile and devil-may-care insouciance.

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Examples:

“Gladiator II is OK when Denzel’s off-screen, but sensational when he’s on it. ... What makes the performance great is its insouciance; it’s both precise and feather-light. And it’s what a great actor can do when he’s set free to have fun, to laugh at himself a little bit. ... Denzel’s Macrinus is gravitas and comic relief in one package.” — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 22 Nov. 2024

Did you know?

If you were alive and of whistling age in the late 1980s or early 1990s, chances are you whistled (and snapped your fingers, and tapped your toes) to a little ditty called “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin, an a cappella reggae-jazz-pop tune that took the charts by surprise and by storm. An ode to cheerful insouciance if ever there was one, its lyrics are entirely concerned with being entirely unconcerned, remaining trouble-free in the face of life’s various stressors and calamities. Such carefree nonchalance is at the heart of insouciance, which arrived in English (along with the adjective insouciant), from French, in the 1800s. The French word comes from a combining of the negative prefix in- with the verb soucier, meaning “to trouble or disturb.” The easiness and breeziness of insouciance isn’t always considered beautiful, however. Insouciance may also be used when someone’s lack of concern for serious matters is seen as more careless than carefree.