Bill Groot’s small-batch Lap Easel turns any seat into a studio
Chicago maker and designer Bill Groot crafts small-batch Lap Easels from birch plywood and select solid maple, birch, cherry, and other native hardwoods. The portable support offers five angled height settings, a storage compartment, and can be used for drawing, reading, writing, screens, and cookbooks; it’s available in the Colossal Shop.
‘Arcana Borealis’ at the Atenium Art Museum Charts Northern Women and Esotericism
Arcana Borealis—Northern Women and Esotericism opens at the Atenium Art Museum, part of the Finnish National Gallery, gathering more than 200 works by 50 artists to explore spirituality, collaboration, and the idea of “the North.” The exhibition features figures such as Hilma af Klint, Anna Cassel, and Outi Pieski, and runs October 23 through February 28, 2027, in Helsinki.
Screens, Static, and Zen: Nam June Paik’s Tokyo Retrospective Marks 20 Years Since His Passing
Tokyo’s Watari-um surveys Nam June Paik across three floors (Jul 19–Nov 23, 2026), from the forested glow of TV-studded installations to 1993 works honoring John Cage, and the elegiac Candle TV (1968)—all under the long shadow of Paik’s 1974 media prophecy.