Source Colossal    In June 2020, a clip of the then-11-year-old Anthony Mmesoma Madu dancing in a rain-soaked courtyard made the internet rounds. The video shows the young student gracefully performing on wet concrete, presumably demonstrating what he’s learned from Leap of Dance Academy. Located in Ajangbadi, Ojo, a suburb of Lagos, Nigeria, the ballet…

Source artforum.com  Andrea Long Chu, a contributor to Artforum and its recently shuttered sister publication Bookforum, has won the Pulitzer Prize for criticism. A book critic at New York magazine since 2021, she was

Source artforum.com  MoMA PS1 today revealed Connie Butler as its next director. Butler arrives to the Long Island City, New York, institution from the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, where she has served as chief curator

Source Design You Trust  In the 1970s, fashion was all about expressing individuality. Popular items included mini skirts, bell-bottoms (popularized by hippies), vintage clothing from the 1950s and earlier, and the androgynous glam rock and disco styles that introduced platform shoes, bright colors, glitter, and satin. Tight on top and loose on bottom was the…

Source Design You Trust  Porcelain has a long and fascinating history, dating back to the 7th or 8th century in China. It wasn’t until the early 18th century that porcelain was first produced in Europe. The elegant surfaces and ornate designs of porcelain made it highly sought-after globally. Porcelain painting became an art form that…

Source artforum.com  New York–based nonprofit Queer|Art has revealed the eight fellows who will be participating in its 2023 Queer|Art|Mentorship (QAM) program, and has named the eight mentors with whom they will be working.

Source Design You Trust  Peter Callesen, a Danish artist from Mors, specializes in the intricate and mesmerizing art of paper cutting. Using only a single sheet of paper, he transforms it into breathtaking architectural sculptures, showcasing both miniature buildings and structures in states of ruin with incredible detail. More: Peter Callesen, Instagram In his works,…

Source Colossal   “Evil is when we don’t want to be together… This is what we do: we banish it so that we can all be together, all equal,” says one of the subjects of Killian Lassablière’s short documentary “Kukeri,” a movingly atmospheric portrait of a centuries-old Bulgarian ritual. Part of The New Yorker Documentary series,…