Looking At Trees

Unfolded forms, kaleidoscopic camouflage, and scuttling beasts. [View in browser]( [Colossal]( A Forthcoming Book Turns a New Leaf On Remarkable Photographs of Trees From Around the World [a tree grows in a windswept manner from pavement]( [Looking At Trees]( encourages us to reconnect with our natural surroundings through images by more than two dozen contemporary photographers. [See more]( Sponsor Cranbrook Academy of Art Announces Public Lecture Series With Artists, Architects, Curators, and Designers [a collaged image of six of the speakers]( The [2023–2024 public lecture series]( at Cranbrook Academy of Art brings together an innovative group of artists, architects, curators, and designers to address some of the most urgent issues of our time through performance, object making, curation, and critical writing. Lecturers include Norman Teague, Cannupa Hanska Luger, and Yuri Suzuki, among others, who will all spend several days on Cranbrook’s campus in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, conducting studio visits and sharing insights into their creative practice. [Learn more]( Unfolded Origami Works by Sipho Mabona Reflect on Inevitable Transformations [the artist reaches to adjust a red, unfolded origami work on the wall]( In Transcending the Garden, [Sipho Mabona]( continues to push the boundaries of origami through large-scale folds inspired by beastly and geological shapes. [See more]( Thandiwe Muriu Confronts Notions of Value in Her Vividly Disguised Portraits [the artist is enveloped in yellow and blue patterns with blue eyewear]( [Thandiwe Muriu]( questions conceptions of disposability in You Thought You Could Throw Me Away, which includes a selection of striking portraits that camouflage her body amongst vivid, kaleidoscopic backdrops. [See more]( A Wind-Powered Herd of Beach Animals Merge Into a Storm Defense System in Theo Jansen’s Latest ‘Strandbeest’ [a massive kite-like scuttles across the sand]( [a wood and kite animal rests on the sand]( A brand new 18-meter-long Strandbeest scuttles across the sands of a beach in The Netherlands in a short video by [Theo Jansen](. [Watch now]( SpY Challenges Perceptions in Monumental Installations That Reframe Everyday Objects and Historical Sites [a gold installation in the shape of a square dangles from the ceiling]( From hundreds of metallic emergency blankets suspended from a gallery ceiling to a series of giant inner tubes that engulf an entire room, [SpY](’s monumental kinetic installations invite viewers to lose themselves in kinetic choreography and dramatic lighting. [See more]( In Two Major Exhibitions, Yinka Shonibare CBE RA Celebrates African Aesthetics and Cultural Hybridity [top: two figures appear to dance together. bottom: a mask with a pattern on the face and orange raffia in place of hair and a beard]( In a celebration of global cultural fusion, [Yinka Shonibare CBE RA]( upends Western art historical portrayals of African customs in vibrant mixed-media collages and sculptures. [See more]( [Colossal]([More newsletters]([Print Shop]([Events]([Advertise]( [mastodon]( [threads]( [instagram]( [tumblr]( [facebook]( [website]( [rss]( Today's Best of the Week was edited by Grace Ebert. 🧚 Colossal 6177 N. Lincoln Ave. #314 Chicago, IL 60659 ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ You received this email because you signed up on our website and are an amazing person. [Unsubscribe](