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Of the People at Contemporary Wing Pop-up
The exhibition Of the People at the Contemporary Wing Pop-up gallery in Washington, DC offers a group show of artists who have been influential in their political views over the past decade. Expanding beyond
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Rubbish Art From the Top of the World
Imagine scaling Mount Everest only to find a garbage heap at its acme, empty oxygen tanks, tin cans, plastic wrappers, and even the remains of a helicopter crash. Then imagine having to clean up
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Connoisseur Bees Able to Differentiate Between Picasso and Monet
While artist elephants and orangutans have made headlines over the past century, it is now honey bees who are making headlines for having the critical eyes to differentiate between works done by Picasso and
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The Transfiguration of Jesus
The art related story that is taking the internet by storm involves an 80 year old woman in a small town near Zaragoza, Spain. Upset over the deterioration of the 100 year old fresco
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Patricia Waller at Galerie Deschler Berlin
Ernie and his rubber ducky find themselves adrift from Sesame Street and strung out on Skid Row. Chilean born Patricia Waller’s Fallen Heroes at deschler in Berlin provides a humorous look at cartoon characters
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Pictify Enters the Fray To Compete for Art Lovers’ Eyeballs
The world of internet image social sharing has just gotten a little more crowded as Saatchi has recently sent out an email announcing that it is teaming up with PICTIFY – WORLD’S FASTEST GROWING
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Cayetano Ferrer Camouflage Boxes
Via Ars et Culture, the site Web Urbanist has brought to my attention the excellent art of American camouflage artist Cayetano Ferrer, specifically his 2007-2008 project Western Objects where he decorates boxes with their
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Kansans Declare Female Nipples “Destructive” to Children and Spark US-China Controversy
As part of an effort to build US Chinese relations, sculptor Kwan Wu a Chinese immigrant who has spent the past 20 years in the US created the China-U.S. Sculpture Park in Overland Park,
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NY Installation Artist Awarded 1 Month Residency…in Rikers
A mind mannered furniture designer and installation artist has been thrown in jail for thirty days pending a psychological evaluation after he was charged with reckless endangerment and planting a false bomb or hazardous
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Prehistoric Art Porn!
The New York Times has reported that Randall White, an anthropologist at New York University along with 15 other anthropologists from the US, UK, and France have discovered what they believe to be
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The Dying Art of Afghan Wooden Box Street Photographers
io9.com has a wonderful piece on Qalam Nabi, one of two remaining street photographers in Kabul who use the traditional kamra-e-faoree or wooden box camera to create passport photos by hand. The clip
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German Artists Create Guillotine to Behead a Sheep if Internet Voters Approve
The Telegraph has reported that two German artists Iman Rezai and Rouven Materneare in hot water over their controversial “art piece” where they ask internet voters to decide whether they behead a sheep
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Street Art Space Invader by Artist P183 (The Russian Banksy) Causes Bomb Scare
It appears that a piece of street art by Russian P183 that consisted of a space invader moving back and forth under an overpass shooting lasers out of its eyes amused locals, however the
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Nina Katchadourian 15th Century Flemish Self Portraits in Airplane Lavatories Going Viral
I have received a bunch of links this morning to the the photo series by artist Nina Katchadourian that seems to be going viral. Katchadourian has managed to kill her boredom on long flights
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Andrássy Castle Razed by Slovak Youths
Reuters is reporting that the Krásna Hôrka Castle in the Eastern region of Kosice that was the home of the Andrássy family for over four hundred years and was prominently featured in Jókai Mór’s
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Artful Dodger: LES Gallerist Kirsten Dodge Chases Down Art Thief
Artmediaagency.com is reporting that Rivington Street Dodge Gallery owner Kirsten Dodge was downstairs in her gallery discussing things with artist Ellen Harvey about her current exhibition when she heard the rip of velcro as
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Czechs Bake Cakes for Jailed Street Artist Roman Tyc
Artinfo.org has reported that jailed street artist Roman Tyc has received support from many Czechs who enjoyed his work and find his imprisonment extreme. Tyc made waves during his project in 2007 where he
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New York Artist Life 1970s vs 2000s
The Wall Street Journal has a wonderful piece on the general state of living as an artist in New York City with a discussion between two different generations of artists. Deborah Kass, 60, moved
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Opportunities: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water Residency
The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has announced a teacher’s residency as well as two student camps at Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic Falling Water residence built in 1936. The early deadline for applicants is March 31,
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Turkish Contemporary Art Market Booming
CNN is reporting booming growth in the Turkish contemporary art market with record prices at auction and large number of new galleries. The report credits a stable and strong economy that is attracting local
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Another One Bites the Dust
Artlyst has just announced that MyArtSpace.com, the social networking site for artists and art lovers started by Catherine McCormack-Skiba in 2006 as a part of the vanguard of websites created to bridge the gap
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