Autumn Silence

Winter solitude, clay shavings, and abstracted figures. [View full email in your browser]( [Colossal]( Was this forwarded to you? [Subscribe here](. [In the darkness of the forest, a blanket of fog covers the ground as one tall tree is illuminated from below in the center.]( Photographer Mikko Lagerstedt Illuminates the Magical Solitude of the Nordic Winter Steeling against snowstorms and the brutal cold of winter, photographer [Mikko Lagerstedt]( devotes himself to documenting vast swaths of land and sea. [See more]( [Pokemon characters, sculpted by artists in different styles]( SPONSOR Japan House Los Angeles Presents 'Pokémon X Kogei' On view through January 7, 2024, [POKÉMON X KOGEI | Playful Encounters of Pokémon and Japanese Craft]( brings together beloved creatures from one of the world’s biggest entertainment franchises with contemporary Japanese craft. This unique exhibition is a rare collaboration between the video game world and 20 of Japan’s most accomplished craft artists. [Learn more]( [top: a woman wearing an intricate red dress. bottom: detail of floral motifs on the dress]( Artists, 51 Countries, 14 Years: A Community Embroidery Project Connects Women Around the Globe In 2009, [Kirstie McLeod]( launched “The Red Dress,” a collaborative project featuring embroideries by hundreds of artisans around the world. [See more]( [a sitting man smiles at the camera with both his hands up. Frida Kahlo's laughing face is in the background.]( A Reissued Book Reveals Hundreds of Photos from Frida Kahlo’s Personal Collection In her short lifetime, Frida Kahlo collected an incredibly vast archive of photographs. Out of print until its re-release in October, [Frida Kahlo: Her Photos]( contains hundreds of black-and-white images that, before 2004, had been hidden in storage in the artist’s Mexico City home. [See more]( [a clay sculpture made with thousands of small shavings]( Tens of Thousands of Clay Shavings Cloak Hattori Makiko’s Coiled Porcelain Sculptures [Hattori Makiko]( makes just a few porcelain works a year, each requiring tens of thousands of rolled clay shavings precisely placed on and within the curved forms. [See more]( [top: a hand drawn map of the globe, with animals of each region featured. bottom: detail of drawings]( More than 1,600 Hand-Drawn Animals Roam the Earth in Anton Thomas’s ‘Wild World’ Map Taking three years from start to finish, [Anton Thomas](’s meticulously detailed map takes us on a zoological journey around the globe. [See more]( [wooden figures made of geometirc, rectangular shapes form dozens of body-like figures covering a gallery floor in relaxing poses.]( In ‘Body Politic,’ Antony Gormley Traverses the Human-Built Landscape Since the 1960s, artist Antony Gormley has used the language of sculpture to examine relationships between human beings, nature, and the cosmos. [Body Politic]( wrestles with ideas of interiority and external influences, vacillating between human introspection and the inevitability of outside forces. [See more]( Join Us Today and Help Make Art Accessible for Everyone 💖 We rely on the generous support of [Colossal Members]( to keep newsletters like this free for everyone. Reader support allows us to continue publishing stories that matter while highlighting incredible artists around the world who may not be covered in the mainstream press. ➡️ [Become a Colossal Member today]( Add some art to your favorite feeds: [mastodon]( [instagram]( [threads]( [facebook]( [pinterest]( [Colossal]( [Newsletters]( [Events]( [Advertise]( Edited today by Jackie Andres. 💫 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]( | [Update preferences](