An inventive and adventurous spirit courses through each one of Zim&Zou’s elaborate paper installations, the latest of which imagines a mighty horse leading a ship suspended from above. Titled “Flying Faubourg,” the project was designed to fit the Hermès window in Tokyo’s Ginza Mitsukoshi. The artists (previously) melded the brand’s …...Read More

Kamwei Fong (previously) is drawn to the nature of cats. Whether extroverted and playful or curious and timid, the clawed companions truly relish living their lives as they please, embodying a charming spirit that inspires the artist time and again. Appreciative of the calm that follows working in solitude, Fong …...Read More

There are many vantage points from which to view Japan’s towering Mt. Fuji, one of the world’s most iconic mountains. Katsushika Hokusai rendered three dozen of them in his iconic series 36 Views of Mt. Fuji, which he made between 1830 and 1832. Now, design studio Plus brings the volcanic …...Read More

In O Jardim, Efrain Almeida cultivates the memories of his parents’ home in the backlands of Ceará, Brazil. Carved wooden creatures populate the gallery at Oscar Niemeyer Museum, appearing as if they could buzz and flutter across the space. Comprising about 40 sculptures, paintings, and embroideries, the exhibition reinterprets the …...Read More

“What does a wall have that a canvas doesn’t?” asks Rome-based artist Alice Pasquini. Bursting with vibrant hues and tender optimism, Pasquini’s murals are driven by her ongoing interest in human emotion, relationships, and connection. Overarching themes so universal and timeless allow passersby to relate in some way, seeing images …...Read More

Skander Khif was born in Tunis and first learned about the art of photography during a school project. But his studies eventually took him down an engineering path before he rediscovered his love for the medium and began focusing on its power to capture the intricacies and diversity of human …...Read More

For Phyllis Shafer, space and time are inextricably tethered. “The longer I’ve painted, the more I’ve extended my focal range. A spatial stretch in my paintings relates to time and maybe the progression of my life,” she says. “Space is a way of laying out time.” Shafer is a plein …...Read More

From ancient pyramids to subterranean labyrinths to mountaintop meccas, we have always been drawn to visiting or building sites that inspire reverence and awe. Since time immemorial, humans have venerated the sun and stars, the earth, and countless deities, organizing our routines and celebrations around the seasons, solstices, and special …...Read More

 Daniel Kish has taught thousands of students worldwide an essential skill: to see with sound. A lifelong advocate for the blind, Kish is a pioneer in echolocation, the ability to perceive one’s surroundings by making clicking noises or tapping a cane. As sound waves bump onto nearby walls and …...Read More

When Benjamin Sack (previously) graduated from university, he sought a new adventure. “I wanted to travel and see and draw the places that inspire my work,” he tells Colossal. One day, he inquired with Holland America Line, which led round-the-world sea voyages, to see if the company might be interested …...Read More