Source Colossal   Fusing elements of Persian architecture with Christian altarpieces, Arghavan Khosravi grapples with the structures and ideological strictures that shape our lives. The Iranian artist has long reckoned with women’s fight for equality, particularly amid censorship and religious dogma in her native country. Through vibrant gradients that radiate across her sculptural paintings, Khosravi entices…

Source Colossal   In Everything Now All At Once at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, the title says it all. Dozens of works from the likes of Nick Cave, Ai Weiwei, Nina Chanel Abney, Wangechi Mutu, and many more represent a slice of the contemporary art world in which globalism and diversity are…

Source Colossal   Typically gravitating toward dreamy palettes of soft blues, grays, and oranges, Scottish artist Andrew McIntosh opts for a sanguine red in a new body of work. The crimson paintings continue McIntosh’s otherworldly landscapes that cast familiar forms like mountains and valleys in a strange, uncanny light. Glowing orbs float among the craggy terrain…

Source Colossal   Milan-based Filipina designer Mirei Monticelli creates biomorphic lighting fixtures that toe the line between sculpture and utility. Undulating outward and glowing from within, the artist’s works feel as if they are alive, quietly dancing wherever they stand or hang. These gestural, biodegradable structures are crafted with hand-woven Banaca fabric made from Abacá, a…

Source Design You Trust  Carson Teal is a multidisciplinary visual artist based in Canada whose practice blends stained glass, collage, mixed media, and animation-adjacent image making. His work is built around light, memory, transformation, and layered hand-built forms, often crossing between craft and contemporary design. Teal’s pieces feel like colorful reliquaries: translucent surfaces, symbolic forms,…

Source Design You Trust  Francesco Lo Castro is a Miami-based artist whose practice centers on layered geometric abstraction, optical depth, and material-rich painting. His works combine wood, spray paint, epoxy resin, acrylic, and gold leaf into compositions that feel both architectural and suspended, with strong references to Italian Futurism and analog computer graphics. Lo Castro’s…

Source Design You Trust  Jaehyun Kim is a concept artist and visual development artist who works on IP development, narrative worlds, and character-driven design for animation and game-related projects. He has collaborated with major studios including Paramount Animation and Sony while building his own ongoing narrative universe ARAEMARU: NAL. Kim’s work is centered on movement…

Source Colossal   Joy Machine is pleased to present Feel Free, a group exhibition featuring new works by Rachel Hayden, Paulina Ho, Hanna Lee Joshi, and Jeremy Miranda. The opening reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on May 15, 2026. Attempting to create order and find clarity amid chaos is human instinct. Since…