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More Than 200,000 Rivets Secure the Ultra-Thin Aluminum Facets of ‘The Orb’ by Marc Fornes

By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 4/2/2025 5:35 PM

Marc Fornes / THEVERYMANY’s newest public work invites visitors to immerse themselves in a luminous installation. 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 More Than 200,000 Rivets Secure the Ultra-Thin Aluminum Facets of ‘The Orb’ by Marc Fornes appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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Daniel Martin Diaz Encodes Cosmic Questions into Geometric Paintings and Prints

By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 4/2/2025 1:00 PM

Diaz merges metaphysical, scientific, and technological phenomena into vibrant geometric compositions. 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 Daniel Martin Diaz Encodes Cosmic Questions into Geometric Paintings and Prints appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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Dimz at Whistle

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 4/1/2025 8:00 PM

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Dorothy Iannone, Sarah Pucci at Ginny on Frederick

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 4/1/2025 8:00 PM

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Otherworldly Flowers Emerge from Darkness in Clara Lacy’s Meticulous Graphite Drawings

By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 4/1/2025 3:55 PM

'The World Has Dropped Its Petals' is a series of elaborately detailed drawings illuminating the world of flowers. 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 Otherworldly Flowers Emerge from Darkness in Clara Lacy’s Meticulous Graphite Drawings appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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Filled with ‘Half-Pots,’ Adam Ledford’s Life-Size Room Drawings Reflect Timeless Routines

By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 4/1/2025 10:50 AM

Everyday objects "help set a mental stage for the abstract process of thinking about the past," Ledford 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 Filled with ‘Half-Pots,’ Adam Ledford’s Life-Size Room Drawings Reflect Timeless Routines appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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Laura Owens at Matthew Marks

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 3/31/2025 8:00 PM

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Ulrike Müller at Sylvia Kouvali

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 3/31/2025 8:00 PM

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Flowers Entwine Porcelain Animals and Objects in Lizzie Gill’s Surreal Tablescapes

By Colossal | Grace Ebert | 3/31/2025 3:57 PM

"To have something be uncanny, you must first introduce the familiar," says Lizzie Gill. 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 Flowers Entwine Porcelain Animals and Objects in Lizzie Gill’s Surreal Tablescapes appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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A Years-Long Collaboration Sees a Traditional Tlingit Tribal House Return to Glacier Bay

By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 3/31/2025 2:00 PM

Xunaa Shuká Hít is a sacred house for the Indigenous community and an educational site for visitors. 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 A Years-Long Collaboration Sees a Traditional Tlingit Tribal House Return to Glacier Bay appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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Blasting Books with High-Pressure Water, Guy Laramée Scales Mountains of Knowledge

By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 3/31/2025 10:20 AM

Laramée manipulates bound text blocks into craggy cliff faces and rocky promontories. 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 Blasting Books with High-Pressure Water, Guy Laramée Scales Mountains of Knowledge appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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Ferdinand Kriwet at BQ

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 3/30/2025 8:00 PM

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Rodrigo Hernández at Bel Ami

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 3/30/2025 8:00 PM

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Ellen Cantor, Annie Ernaux & Marc Marie at Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 3/29/2025 8:00 PM

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Dora Budor at Beau Travail

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 3/28/2025 8:00 PM

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Gunter Reski at Galerie Karin Günther

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 3/28/2025 8:00 PM

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In Vivid Reliquaries, Stan Squirewell Layers Anonymous Portraits and Patterned Textiles

By Colossal | Grace Ebert | 3/28/2025 12:30 PM

Through intimate, mixed-media collages, Stan Squirewell excavates the stories of those who might otherwise be lost in anonymity. 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 Vivid Reliquaries, Stan Squirewell Layers Anonymous Portraits and Patterned Textiles appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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Inhabitants of a Fictional World Search for Understanding in Damien Cifelli’s Vibrant Paintings

By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 3/28/2025 6:00 AM

Plants are plentiful, but animals don't exist in the alternate realm of Tarogramma. 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 Inhabitants of a Fictional World Search for Understanding in Damien Cifelli’s Vibrant Paintings appeared first on Colossal. ... Read full Story

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Deshaun Price at Édouard Montassut

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 3/27/2025 8:00 PM

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Ronald Jones at Air de Paris

By Contemporary Art Daily | | 3/27/2025 8:00 PM

auto

Video: Ford's Recall Issues Are Finally Improving

by carbuzz.com | Apr 29 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

fashion

Can the minimalist ‘caveman method’ save your skin — or destroy it? Docs weigh in on viral trend

by NY Post | Apr 29 2025

FFNEWS

Amazon airline prioritizes bigger aircraft to handle third-party cargo

by FreightWaves | Apr 07 2025

golf

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

by NY Times | Apr 25 2025

long_island

Family of missing Nassau politician urges public to join beach search

by greaterlongisland.com | Apr 29 2025

metro

How living in the suburbs can increase your risk of developing a meat allergy

by New York Post | Apr 30 2025

nutrition

I Ate Pineapple Every Day—Here’s What Happened

by thehealthy.com | Mar 31 2025

people

Travis Kelce's ex-girlfriend, Kayla Nicole, reacts with glee to the news that another tight end will get paid more than the Chiefs'

by marca.com | Apr 30 2025

retirement

Retirement plannomg: the differences between a traditional and Roth IRA

by Fox News | Mar 30 2025

shopping

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

by Gear Patrol | Apr 29 2025

soccer

Costacurta aims dig at French media over Donnarumma

by Yahoo Sports | Apr 30 2025

upstate

5 things to know this Wednesday, April 30

by NEWS10 ABC | Apr 30 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.