artsy fartsy
I Went to Art Basel and Tried to "Get" Art
A while ago, I wrote a thing about how I don't "get" art. In the piece, I dared to suggest that maybe it was silly that a neon sign that says "my cunt is wet with fear" is worth $100,000. It was read by a lot of people, many of whom disagreed with me...
Adam Wallacavage’s Funhouse
While Adam still fancies himself a photographer, in recent years his passion has shifted to sculpting unique and fantastic chandeliers out of plaster in the form of octopus tentacles, snakeheads, and other ghoulish creatures. His new show opens on...
Experience Jocko Weyland's Analog Cacophony
Peoples of San Francisco: Friday evening Jocko Weyland, long-time rambler of the East and VICE contributor, is having an art opening at Ever Gold gallery. The show, Crackle, Hiss, and Scrawl, will feature more than 80 hours of Jocko's cassette...
Come On, Get Lonely
Some of our favorite lady artists are going to be in a group show on September 12 at Martos gallery in Chelsea. The show, titled Lonely Girl, got its name from the YouTube web series LonelyGirl15, which trolled the entire internet in 2006 by presenting...
Nick Gazin's Comic Book Love-In #91
Dear Sequential Graphics Enthusiasts, my name is Nicholas and this is my weekly column for VICE, in which I share news, images, and reviews pertaining to comics, books, illustration, fine art, and general nerd interest.
Conceptual Writing, Gender, Murder, and Bob Seger
The big shithole that is the internet has become the ultimate fodder for manufacturing conceptual art. There has never been more information and more ways to generate, spread, and manipulate it, while the historical aura of the artist-as-presence...
Nick Gazin's Comic Book Love-In #88
Hello. Every week or so I use this column as a space to discuss and review comics, fine art, illustration, and general nerd interest in the e-pages of VICE magazine. This is the second week in a row that my column has been about art shows. Next week we...
Anton Chekhov Versus Jeffrey Dahmer
For some reason I think about the cannibalistic serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer every time someone mentions Anton Chekhov, a forefather of the contemporary short story. I can’t help but want to draw them out, to put them together in a cage and watch their...
Patrick O’Dell’s Skateboard High School
Patrick O’Dell is having an art show called 'Skateboard High School' tonight at LA’s Known Gallery. I wish I were flying to LA this weekend so I could see it, but I'm not, so instead I made him send me a copy of the limited-edition book from the show...
Finally, a Kids' Book for Cannibals
If you’re a cannibal with lofty aspirations to become part of high society, Jen Uman has the perfect book for you and your children.
Judging Nite Moves' Artistic Merit in the Flesh
There is a gentleman’s entertainment venue on the outskirts of Albany called Nite Moves that has been in the news recently for fighting the New York State Tax Tribunal. The Tribunal claims the club does not host dancing of fine artistic merit, and...
Your Mom Is a Nerd
Exactly one year and three days ago I did an art show with my buddy Todd Bratrud at Escapist in Kansas City and I wrote about the experience for this website that you're reading. Fast forward a year and I just did an art show with my buddy Travis...