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A welcoming gate, honeycomb compositions, and a new interview. [View email in browser](=.BpeUxIdr5lRkblSDr_DIrhjornce02nm8R35h3-sFVM) [The best of the week in art & visual culture](=.NfSEqCpHsV79ka_TaEvT8IjwlCc0YYPPWZ86tL7-2Kw) A Bold, Architectural Installation Recreates an Ancient Roman Gatehouse with Messages of Belonging [A sculpture at Hadrian's Wall in the form of a Roman fort with colorful, positive banners and text around it.](=.O0BX2vRaDXP5chILT3GpCn8usBZWhxmnAosDHaKCIy0) Temporarily occupying the site of the ancient Housesteads Roman Gatehouse at Hadrian’s Wall, a vibrant installation by British artist [Morag Myerscough](=.HKg1QQRde7sG9FrX5z4QfNHqkF01dqgiYqEuPue87FU) recreates the structure that once stood on the bucolic landscape in northern England. [See more](=.6vr1XkBExhi5-8v9UVUl_T_AES6YUUF4DpAOM21pyns) Colossal Events Join Us! These Upcoming Colossal Events are Happening Soon - Today in San Francisco: Join Colossal managing editor Grace Ebert for an artist talk at Heron Gallery's Paper Show - August 20 online: [Learn the art of paper scaling](=.g5ov3BJ7veIVVWvZxvNjJ7uSxkpZN9QcsKB99xzfH6I) during a Colossal Workshop with artist Hollie Chastain. There are only a few spaces left, so sign up soon! - December in St. Petersburg, Florida: [Bury your sketchbook](=.HLzTwjxyvwVHWJuouffWgdpUG9O0UYn-72hP5Ig3Ruc) for safekeeping until 2072 with The Time Capsule Project [See all Colossal events](=.DgCf94jldsG2uNESl29TkHfLxQfsrPkcLzvhVb1VhKM) A Colossal Interview Swoon Speaks to Finding Compassion Through the Act of Looking and Unearthing Her Own Vulnerability [Top: An installation view of an exhibition by Swoon featuring textile and pattern sculptures and installations; Bottom: A street with a wheatpaste street art piece by Swoon in the foreground](=.kBKRiT66tMOThMCj6SwOYsI3lx2IWme3K4ADX_1ZIu0) In some ways, Caledonia Curry’s work as a public artist has come full circle. She debuted as a New York City street artist known as [Swoon](=.4POfeT1v4w5oCB2PTkJvT3Xq1FVAUV1O9mpeLWeBekQ) right around the turn of the last century, her hand-worked portraits making striking, albeit illegal, statements on old walls. As Curry describes, she thought of herself at that time as “a democratic kind of mischievous force running through the city.” Today, she harnesses that same energy into intricate—and intimate—installations set in museums and galleries. Curry spoke with Colossal contributor Paulette Beete about how her body of work to date is like a lifesaving yarn, a map of both where she’s been, where she’s going, and everything she’s learned along the way. [Read now on Colossal](=.0Tu6DG_DjVu2PPED0eAMo8r2yuzFQvsUuIbsp53gqko) Movement and Instinct Inform Taquen’s Murals of Migrating Birds and Human Touch [A mural by Taquen of birds flying on a cream-colored background, on the side of a building in Europe](=.QyDyTlJzO9cQ3ve8FI0oDSe89RVM7yPC-5wbzSW9TIs) Thin, structural lines delineate a magpie wing and contour a child’s nose or cheekbone in [Taquen](=.nmOlKGeCiYP8Ha68IeqQf9Vl3c5k-6HPPH5wQ59gz3w)’s murals. Working with a color palette of pastels and neutral tones, the Spanish artist paints large-scale portraits, fragments of limbs, and birds, often leaving the composition’s skeletal forms visible. [See more](=.LCvsv_yDFt4ks4pqG4TXnamM6_40TrG2-wbvey_Ig10) Bees Wrap Ava Roth’s Intricately Beaded and Embroidered Motifs in Golden Honeycomb [A composition by Ava Roth of a circular embroidered surrounded by natural honeycomb](=.vtOtaSuRWaWy8VJDQcKNcckVR4X3RJzBsc18ADuCAOQ) Seasons and the natural rhythms of bees determine much of [Ava Roth](=.OlPrl9DX-_B8lTPouEbPEQSBOCtBpmZ6djuC7UwbVM8)’s practice, which hinges on collaborating with the fuzzy pollinators. [See more](=.Faz4jzhXtaZBVcwARloFU6hPHT5lp1QTkICrGydreJA) Gleaming Sculptures by Ann Carrington Examine the Underbelly of Historical Extravagance [A spread and the cover of a new book from Phaidon titled 'Ocean.'](=.Vy0vzP34V3SE4lM6ooZQAyk3__tBLnEyBnisHL5yK7Y) The use of discarded and found objects is central to [Ann Carrington](=.Y773LrOlYFr7yX2ip504QOl_2BJOo_QqLdmzA9YqTBw)’s practice, especially when they can be layered and draped in multiples. The works in her Bouquets series combine hundreds of kitchen utensils into extravagant floral sculptures. [See more](=.D-Y9_HdNUWuQexrwyF-QB9AcXRkW-fAwGvGsbPi1an8) Dried and Pressed Flowers Are Molded into Delicate Sculptural Vessels by Shannon Clegg [A photograph of sculptures made from dried flowers in the shape of vases](=.ptMtZbDHj7374hWLJke4X9apDgjRoKMAdEHKKZem4Cg) Immersed in the flora of Cape Town’s Table Mountain as a child, artist [Shannon Clegg](=.p1QmP_nppp9WC2XmQc81EIOvCetCJXEIt7EjkUwU0RQ) has always had an affinity for unembellished, humble materials, particularly those harvested naturally and shaped into innovative forms. 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