Art
Fred Tomaselli's Magical Surrealism by Paul Laster
Working with pills, plants, and even pot, Fred Tomaselli’s psychedelic collages and paintings take flight in a new show in Aspen.
Under Pressure 2009: Montreal Graffiti Contest Photo Gallery
Under Pressure 2009 International Graffiti Convention
August 8-9 in Montreal, Canada
Remembering Dash Snow by Anthony Haden-Guest
Dash Snow, who rebelled against his privileged and legendary art collecting family, but became a bona fide art star, overdosed this week at 27.
Splendor in the Grit by James Wolcott
If New York City were to slide back into the crumbling anarchy of the 1970s, as some fear, would that be so bad? The author recalls a time when artists’ lofts were inhabited by actual artists, every subway car held potential drama, and legends–Lennon, Warhol, Garbo–walked the streets.
How George Lucas Destroyed One of the Greatest Characters in Comics by Keith Phipps
Failure goes by many names. Waterloo. The Edsel. The '62 Mets. Joey. These disasters can fairly be called upon to convey calamity on a large scale. But some reputations for failure are undeserved. Here's one: Howard the Duck, a synonym for artistic and financial disaster since the premiere of a little-loved movie in late-summer 1986.
Lone Wolf and Cub Part 3: Artwork and Swordplay by Shawn O'Rourke
As Scott McCloud noted in his book Understanding Comics, the majority of any story in a comic book goes unseen. Essentially due to the nature of the medium, a comic strip cannot show every action or movement. Instead the reader must decode and interpret the events implied in the spaces between two panels. Consequently, this has forced artists into some difficult situations when they are trying to convey complex, fast-paced fight sequences.
Inside TED by Joseph Huff-Hannon
A perfect breeze wafts through the outdoor plaza of the four-star Riviera Resort in Palm Springs, Calif., site of this year's TEDActive conference, the slightly less expensive, and less exclusive, overflow conference of the annual TED conference, held in Long Beach. Friend and colleague Andy Bichlbaum and I are sitting with a crowd in an outdoor Jacuzzi, reveling in the balmy weather after having just barely escaped the blizzard on the East Coast.
The Art of 'Mr. Brainwash' by Anthony Haden-Guest
The mysterious street artist has designed an album cover for Madonna and been the subject of a Sundance documentary. Anthony Haden-Guest talks to the art world's new star.
The art world establishment stayed away in droves from the opening of Mr. Brainwash’s show, Icons, in New York’s West Village on February 11. And this would seem to be just the way the artist likes it.
A Case for Comics in College by Shaun Huston
I frequently use comics as part of the assigned reading in my courses. I use them primarily as a way of engaging students in discussions of class themes, but because geography is a strongly visual field of study, I also get some opportunity to talk about form, too.
Spent!: Talking with comic book legend Joe Matt by Branwyn Lancourt
JOE MATT is a genuine comic book legend. His classic series, Peepshow, published by Drawn and Quarterly, has garnered him world-wide acclaim, the respect and admiration of fellow cartoonist Gods (Matt Groening, R. Crumb, Harvey Pekar, Chester Brown etc…) as well as a rabid army of fans. His work is brave, poignant, unflinching and powerful.
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