contemporary art
Meet the Artist Making "Daggers" for Spiritual Protection
Lucien Shapiro fuses gems, minerals, and love to make spiritually protective art weapons.
Revel in These Hyper-Realistic Portraits of Working Class Western Australia
Marcus Beilby paints pubs, pie shops, train stations, and delis. His artworks are a (vanilla) slice of life in Perth.
This Performance Artist Is Also a Candidate for Space Travel
Artist Astronaut Sarah Jane Pell explains why every space program needs a creative perspective.
These Flower-Inspired Rorschach Tests Will Leave You Feeling Grounded
What do you see in these flowers?
These Graphite Sketches Personify the Beautiful Disorder of the Internet
Since high school, Jeanette Hayes has archived hundreds of thousands of images from the surface web.
From Coca-Cola Douching to Crocodile Dung, Illustrating History’s Shocking Contraception Methods
8 colorful illustrations by Sarah Alinia Ziazi illustrate our cultural misconceptions.
What’s it Like to Run the MCA?
Take five with Sydney Museum of Contemporary Art director Elizabeth Ann Macgregor.
Street Artists Remix Old Masterpieces
Partnering with Fat Free Art, Sotheby's tasked street artists with creating new work inspired by very old paintings.
Maurizio Cattelan Is One of Art's Greatest Mysteries
The renowned artist is as enigmatic as his controversial work.
On Being Kara Walker's Daughter
Octavia Bürgel writes about growing up with a noteworthy, Black, female, artist as her mother.
Weijue Wang’s Plush Pink Boob Sculptures are Deceptively Precious
The artist's 'Boobroom' debuts at StARTup Art Fair in San Francisco.
These Meticulous Still Lifes Are Our Apartment Goals
Casey Gray’s trompe l'oeil still lifes go on display at Hashimoto Contemporary in San Francisco.