An Exhibition of Cat Art Worthy of a Meowseum
Hyperallergic - Cats have descended upon Maspeth, Queens, where Mrs. gallery is featuring the work of 39 artists focused on a single theme: furry felines. - read more ...
Photography’s Road From Edgy to Excess
NY Times - Helmut Newton and Guy Bourdin revolutionized fashion photography from the late 1960s through the ’70s with sexy pictures that were kinky and edgy. - read more ...
Artistic Freedom Reaches “Lowest Point” in Years, Human Rights Advocates Warn
Hypersllergic - Rising traditionalism, conservatism, and populism have resulted in major discrimination against women and the LGBTQIA+ artistic community. - read more
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Spotlight Jimmy Aponte
"The essence of a dream..."
Paul Zimmerman in conversation with Jimmy Aponte
Paul Zimmerman: How did you get interested in photography?
Jimmy Aponte: I was given a camera while working for a prod...
matthew szösz inflates glass to create frozen species and objects
design boom - Practicing artist and educator Matthew Szösz pulls hot sheets of glass from the kiln and immediately inflates it with compressed air. He takes no time waiting for them to dry up naturally. He comm...
California Voters Say Yes to Art Education
Hyperallergic - The state approved Proposition 28, which will provide around $1 billion annually to fund art and music education in schools. - read more ...
Klimt Gets Splashed With “Oil” in Latest Climate Protest
Hyperallergic - This morning, November 15, the climate emergency activism group Letzte Generation’s Austrian branch took to the Leopold Museum in Vienna for another demonstration in the recent wave of substance...
DeviantArt’s New A.I. Generator Angers Artists for Promising—But Failing—to Protect Creator’s Rights
artnet news - Hours after rolling out DreamUp, DeviantArt was forced to change its terms of use following backlash from artists.- read more ...
Made You Look: The Cubist Art of Deception
NY Times - Picasso, Braque and Gris learned new tricks from old masters of optical illusion. In the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new show, they shatter modern art to pieces. - read more ...
How a Mondrian Painting Sold for $51 Million at Sotheby’s
NY Times - A classic grid painting by Piet Mondrian sold during a Sotheby’s auction on Monday for $51 million, including fees, which topped the previous $50.6 million benchmark for the Dutch artist that was set...