fine art
These Gloomy Abstract Sculptures Are Begging for a Hug
Sergey Shaulis’s bronze cast sculptures make us want to curl up in the fetal position.
Major Artists and MA Students Meet at Central Saint Martins' Auction
Art for £50? Check out what goes up for auction today at the University’s Lethaby Gallery.
Paintings From The War For Social Justice
Or, that time Mark Flood made a collage of Mark Zuckerberg.
Marina Abramović Still Doesn’t Give a Fuck
Nearing 70, the artist who built a career off of subversive performance is still pushing boundaries, causing controversies, and influencing the youth.
What Sun Ra's Poetry Can Teach Us About Afrofuturism
"What I would like to see is a scholarly edition of his poems," says the author of a new book on Sun Ra. "I think they're worthy of that treatment..."
Graffiti Artist CASH4 Does Not Want You to Vote
As a graffiti writer, CASH4 has a history of butting heads with conventions of style and other writers. That always-on attitude of not giving a fuck has wound its way through his artwork, too, including at his upcoming exhibition "Mock the Vote."
Spaceship Rides and Water-Based Instruments Invade San Francisco
Gray Area’s 'UNSEEN Series' went dark for a night of audiovisual magic in SF.
Enter a Painter's Mythic Other-World Inspired by Outsiders
In Adrian Cox's works, a deep-thinking band of bizarre ‘other things’ know the meaning of feeling different.
Algorithmic Frame "Paintings" Remove the Art, But Not The Artistry
The art of framing and math find common ground in Taylor Holland's 'Fra[mes]' series.
How Cai Guo-Qiang Literally Lit the Art World on Fire
A new documentary probes the life of the Chinese artist whose medium is explosions.
A Surreal Paper Dress for Susan Sarandon
Burning Man artists Michael Garlington and Natalia Bertotti make strange new worlds out of the simplest materials available.
Who Says Drag Can't Be Fine Art?
From Marcel Duchamp to today's hot young drag performers out of Brooklyn, drag and fine art have a long, twisted history.