Jun
12
While recent media debates why and how his Instagram art sucks, Richard Prince’s appropriation has long been a controversial, hot topic.
Jun
04
Jacob Lawrence’s Great Migration series heads back to NYC where it first debuted. The lasting influence of Jacob Lawrence and his series is inarguable. Read about it on JSTOR Daily.
May
26
Artist Chris Burden died last week. Here, we remember his iconic monuments and artistic legacy.
May
14
Learn about Okwui Enwezor, the man behind the 56th Venice Biennale international art fair.
May
07
While Father Junípero Serra may earn posthumous canonization this fall, his statue in D.C. may be getting the boot.
Apr
17
Die-in, Los Angeles, CA (above) features Ken Gonzales-Day’s photographs of somber bodies lying on a solid, dark background; the artist has blacked out the street to emphasize the bodies, the physicality, and the reminder that they stand-in for those who have been killed unjustly.
Apr
02
We deposit 8 million metric tons of plastic ocean pollution every year. See how artists are addressing this environmental crisis.
Mar
18
Sculptor Elyse Graham makes fabulously bright, geode-inspired sculptures using latex and urethane.
Mar
18
Artist Chuck Close’s personal story is inspirational and his work influential. He is well-known for saying that art saved his life twice — as a child with dyslexia who took comfort in making art and as an adult after a spinal aneurysm left him paralyzed.
Mar
05
Tupac Shakur was and continues to be a complex cultural icon, figure, artist, and activist. He wanted to be known beyond the violent headlines and instead for the activist work he was doing.
