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School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Graduate Programs and Deadlines

Explore graduate study at the most influential art and design school in the United States.

Hyperallergic · EN

Doris Salcedo on Colombia's Refusal to Forget

“Works of art last much longer than their governments,” she told Hyperallergic in an interview following the far-right president’s removal of works from the National Museum.

Hyperallergic · EN

Claire Valdez Will Be Your Artist in Congress

The artist, former cultural worker, and union organizer won a seat in the US House of Representatives by nearly 70 percentage points.

Hyperallergic · EN

Miquel Navarro, Sculptor of Cities Real and Imagined, Dies at 81

In this column honoring those we lost in the art community, we remember a leading Spanish sculptor, a Dutch museum leader, and an Indian modernist.

Hyperallergic · EN

France Opens War Crimes Investigation Into Israeli Airstrike That Killed Artist Ali Cherri's Parents

Amnesty International found that Israeli forces had no evidence of a verifiable military target at the site of the strike.

Hyperallergic · EN

So You’ve Been Invited to Documenta 16. Here’s Our Advice.

As two documenta 15 artists who were mercilessly vilified due to our support of Palestine, here’s what you need to consider when you make your choice.

Hyperallergic · EN

Visible Brushstrokes Push on a Subtle Grid in Stelios Pupet’s Contemplative Scenes

From his studio in Athens, Stelios Pupet renders meditative paintings that place organic elements within a subtle grid. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Visible Brushstrokes Push on a Subtle Grid in Stelios Pupet’s Contemplative Scenes appeared first on Colossal .

Colossal · EN

Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson’s Whimsical Books and Dolls Celebrate Black Community

Later this month, Fort Gansevoort presents 25 of the late Ohio artist's works in 'Beaded and Bound.' Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson’s Whimsical Books and Dolls Celebrate Black Community appeared first on Colossal .

Colossal · EN

Great Art Explained Traces the Incredible Story of Henri Matisse’s ‘The Red Studio’

The documentary short by art historian James Payne traces the history of the paradigm-shifting painting. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Great Art Explained Traces the Incredible Story of Henri Matisse’s ‘The Red Studio’ appeared first on Colossal .

Colossal · EN

How APFEL Reimagined CAM Gulbenkian Identity

A Practice for Everyday Life built the CAM Gulbenkian identity around a bespoke logotype whose curved A echoes Kengo Kuma's canopy. The mark is three letters drawn as thin, confident strokes: C, A, M,...

Abduzeedo · EN

Lululemon’s Belt Bag is getting bigger, sturdier, and harder to dupe

If you’re at the mall, you’ve likely seen middle schoolers walking around in packs with matching belt bags slung across their chests, stuffed with lip gloss and pocket money. If you look closely, you might catch the Lululemon logo glistening on the bottom right hand corner. Lululemon’s Everywhere Belt Bag has become a uniform for a generation of teens and tweens. But even though the bag has become iconic, Lululemon has decided to redesign it, adding a range of features that will make it more functional and harder for competitors to copy. Through this update, Lululemon wants to show off its obs

Fast Company Design · EN

Canva’s big layoffs say a lot about the AI design landscape

The AI design giant Canva just announced the first-ever major round of layoffs in its 13-year history. As part of the restructuring, 1,271 people—around 22% of the company’s overall staff—will either be laid off, asked to change roles, or relocate to the company’s headquarters in Sydney, Australia. News of the layoffs was announced on November 3 (a perfect day to bury some bad news) in a press release from Canva cofounder and CEO Melanie Perkins. In the note, Perkins explains that the layoffs are part of a larger plan to make Canva’s teams more agile and less siloed, including by folding produ

Fast Company Design · EN

This map shows just how big Democrats won the midterms

The 2026 election was a total political reset from 2024, with many states that voted for President Donald Trump last time swinging to the left and giving Democrats control of the next Congress. A pair of maps shows through arrows just how dramatic the change in just two years really was. To communicate the shift in vote margin from one party to another from the most two recent elections, The New York Times has used an election results map with arrows that show the shift in each individual county where most votes are now counted. Blue arrows to the left show a trend towards Democrats compared t

Fast Company Design · EN

A Magnetic-Footed Spider-Bot That Can Climb and Weld

The Diden Spider is a robot that has magnetic feet and can weld. Developed by South Korea's Diden Robotics, the four-legged 'bot uses electric pulses to switch its magnetic feet on and off; once attached to a surface, they draw no power. The robot was developed to tackle welding tasks in tricky places in a shipbuilding environment; it can stick to floors, walls and ceilings. It avoids the need to hoist a worker and their gear up into position. It can also navigate tricky obstacles en route to its welding task: Additionally, the company says it can be used for inspection. Diden is currently run

Core77 · EN

A Table that Goes from Round to Square

This transforming table is by Polish company Bauhausly . Its signature trick is that it goes from round to square: Beneath you can see the concealed hinges that make it work. It's possible the design isn't original; the company, a startup, does not identify a designer or person behind the company, and only says they manufacture in Vietnam.

Core77 · EN

Inaugural Walker Design Triennial features flesh-like speakers and post-apocalyptic scenes

A set of speakers with flesh-like exteriors was among the conceptual design work shown at the first Walker Design Triennial in Minneapolis, The post Inaugural Walker Design Triennial features flesh-like speakers and post-apocalyptic scenes appeared first on Dezeen .

Dezeen · EN

Lapalma presents a cross-section of its catalogue on Dezeen Showroom

From colour palettes and modular seating to outdoor furniture and tables, Italian brand Lapalma has listed a selection of its most recent products on our Showroom section. The brand collaborated with architect and designer Raffaella Mangiarotti on a new palette of colourways that can be applied across its offering of products. Nine new shades join seven […] The post Lapalma presents a cross-section of its catalogue on Dezeen Showroom appeared first on Dezeen .

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Ontario house by Brian O'Brian takes cues from farm buildings

Brian O'Brian has completed a rural weekend house in Ontario that features a slanted, corrugated-metal facade and an angled roof covered with greenery The post Ontario house by Brian O'Brian takes cues from farm buildings appeared first on Dezeen .

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Jailbreaking a car’s navigation system just to change the time

Rasmus Moorats bought a 2014 Renault Latitude and the previous owner asked whether he wanted a “navigation map SD card” with it. They mentioned that the car apparently needs this SD card just to change the time on the clock, but I didn’t really find that believable – not that they were lying to me, […]

Adafruit Blog · EN

Hidden WiFi network support 🕳️🛜🥷 Adafruit IO WipperSnapper 1.0.0 Beta 134 Released!

Adafruit WipperSnapper Firmware 1.0.0 beta 134 has been released on GitHub. This is the latest version of WipperSnapper and a stable release. It adds support for hidden wireless networks, which refuse to broadcast their SSID name until the correct one is requested. Installing WipperSnapper Follow this learning system guide to learn how to install WipperSnapper on […]

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‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ movie prop may sell for over $1 million

Laura Baisas writes in Popular Science that items from Stanley Kubrick’s personal archive are going up for auction for the first time. Equipment, props, scripts and more come directly from the Stanley Kubrick Film Archives, and they’ll be sold through Bonhams in London. The headline lot is the Star Child from 2001: A Space Odyssey […]

Adafruit Blog · EN

Googling “Zelda” today offers a glimpse of how search worked in 1998

Ryan Whitwam at Ars Technica reports that Google has hidden an Easter egg in its search results to mark the remaster of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Search for “Zelda” or “Ocarina of Time” and a normal 2026 results page loads, but an animated Master Sword sits in the lower right corner. It […]

Adafruit Blog · EN

Using a cheap DC motor to make a go-kart go

Maya Posch, writing on Hackaday, covers a build from Current Concept that tries to move a go-kart with a $1 brushed DC motor and a very big gear reduction. The trick is a 3D printed compound gearbox with a 1,243:1 ratio, which trades motor speed for torque. The kart itself was a Craigslist find that […]

Adafruit Blog · EN

Remote Mouse turns your smartphone into a handy PC remote

Ivan Franco writes at TechSpot about Remote Mouse, an app that turns a phone or tablet into a wireless mouse, keyboard and touchpad for a computer. It runs on iOS and Android, and the helper software it talks to works on Windows, macOS and Linux. Along with the basic pointer and typing, there are panels […]

Adafruit Blog · EN