Reader's Choice: Our Most-Read Articles This Month

Our most eye-opening articles of the month. [View this email in your browser]( From subterranean architecture to flower-sniffing squirrels, we published five dozen articles covering the best in art, design, and visual culture in September. In this special edition newsletter, our editors have rounded up the most popular articles from this past month. 5. Elaborate Underground Architecture of Soviet Metro Stations Photographed by Christopher Herwig After traveling to 15 cities in 7 countries and taking over 15,000 photographs, Christopher Herwig has compiled a new book that showcases the diverse architecture of [every underground metro station]( in the former U.S.S.R. 4. Large Scale Murals of Resting Giants Painted on Streets and Rooftops by Ella & Pitr French artists Ella & Pitr paint [large murals of sleeping characters]( whose bodies are contoured into the confines of rooftops, geometrical lots, and building facades. 3. Stop and Smell the Flowers: Dick van Duijn Captured a Squirrel’s Floral Delight This summer, while traveling in Vienna, Dutch photographer Dick van Duijn captured an [indelible moment of natural connection]( between a ground squirrel and a yellow flower. 2. Miniature Castles Emerge from Burled Wood in Carved Kinetic Sculptures by Uli Kirchler Woodworker Uli Kirchler’s “[very hidden castles]( are nestled within gnarled tree burls. He has developed a process of carving multi-story towers that telescope in and out of the wood with the flick of a wrist. 1. A Dreaming Octopus’s Imagination is Revealed in Her Color-Changing Slumber A recent documentary from PBS includes a fascinating clip of an octopus [changing colors while sleeping](. The marine biologist involved in Octopus: Making Contact thinks that the sea creature was dreaming about hunting. Object of the Month: A Monograph Cataloging a Decade of Matthew Shlian’s Sculptural Paper Artworks Matthew Shlian's new book, Unfolding, is published with Thames & Hudson’s ‘Volume’ platform. It is Shlian’s first monograph, [cataloging the artist’s best work]( from the past decade. The Volume program allows customers to purchase high-quality art books using a crowdfunding methodology. Colossal News: Submit Your Concept for a Forthcoming Mini Golf-Themed Art Exhibition! In a unique collision of recreation and art, the [Elmhurst Art Museum]( is partnering with Colossal to commission an 18-hole artist-designed golf course in homage to the wildly popular 1988 exhibition Par Excellence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The fully playable course will take up the entirety of the Elmhurst Art Museum's interior galleries. Find out more and [submit your idea]( through our [open call process]( Copyright © 2019 Colossal, all rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list]( [Mailchimp Email Marketing](