Artist Tom Sachs: 'Apple Could Never Make Anything as Shitty as the Things I Make'
The Rocket Factory NFT project stands at the intersection of crypto, the metaverse, and persistent human longing for the new frontier.
The Rocket Factory NFT project stands at the intersection of crypto, the metaverse, and persistent human longing for the new frontier.
A virtual collection of 10 artworks made by Ulbricht at various stages of his life was worth $6.3 million at the time of sale.
Countless works of art are locked in museum basements. Why not put them back on the open market?
The applicability of Klaxon v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing -- no, wait! I promise it's important . . . .
The digital tokens, secured by the blockchain, could revolutionize art markets, reduce animal poaching, and provide a cool new way for NBA fans to flaunt their collectibles.
Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, formerly owned by Martin Shkreli, was auctioned off by the government and bought by the blockchain/art enthusiasts at PleasrDAO.
A twee, fussy, brilliant movie from a pathologically twee and fussy director.
Chloe Valdary's Theory of Enchantment program uses Kendrick Lamar, Cheryl Strayed, and The Lion King to ease workplace racial tensions.
Why postwar culture from Jack Kerouac to Andy Warhol to James Baldwin to Susan Sontag to Yoko Ono battled boundaries hemming them in.
Good intentions, bad results.
Plus: Fast approval of Alzheimer's drug draws scrutiny, the value of disagreement, and more...
What else is government-funded art but propaganda for the rulers?
Non-fungible tokens for art can seem a lot like Tulipmania. But distinct digital tokens have real use cases for things like online address management.
Reason was the anti-establishment brainchild of a brilliant but erratic 20-year-old student who lived with his mother and drove a delivery van for a living.
The pilot program intended to assist the city's arts community during the pandemic is drawing both interest and criticism from proponents of unconditional cash transfers.
Irate employees of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art said the removal of Gary Garrels was "non-negotiable."
Kehinde Wiley's pre-presidential works criticized inequalities and hierarchies of power. His presidential portrait doesn't do the same.
The real motive for laws like this has nothing to do with scissors and glue. It's all about protectionism.
"It's a disservice to undergrads," said one student.
The editors of the left-wing magazine Jacobin and MAGA-loving artist Jon McNaughton don't let reality intrude on their hero worship.
After a three-year freedom of information campaign, everyone can finally see the Egyptian Museum of Berlin’s official scan of the Bust of Nefertiti.
As his $159 million new movie, The Irishman, hits theaters, the legendary director avers today is "brutal and inhospitable to art."
Owners painted the house bright pink and added two funny emojis after neighbors complained about illegal Airbnb rentals.
New Orleans can't use zoning regulations to decide what counts as artistic expression.
So a district court held today.
A city official even vouched for Sheefy McFly, but police arrested him for resisting.
The artist wanted students to learn about Washington's flaws. How traumatizing.
The People v. Lawrence Ferlinghetti explains how America embraced free speech—and how we're ready to throw it away.
Today it's creators, not cops, who want to banish R. Crumb, onetime king of the comics underground.
The online fashion magazine warns readers that Strange Planet's Nathan Pyle is maybe pro-life and "we should be more careful with what we're sharing."
Cosimo Cavallaro tackles a wedge issue.
Paul Cadmus's Herrin Massacre is "The Painting Our Art Critic Can't Stop Thinking About." If only he'd thought harder.
The cartoonist talks about being libertarian, why Marvel is OK with "serums" but not drugs, and how comic books have evolved over the past 30 years.
Jesse Walker's speech at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
And there's nothing the town can do to stop him.
The topic: art and conspiracy
A giant straw would actually pose fewer environmental risks than standard-sized varieties.
Republicans are comparing the band to Kathy Griffin.
"Free speech and free expression have simply never existed in China or in its artist communities."
In a settlement reached Tuesday night, two residents of Mount Dora, Florida, will receive $15,000 and permission to keep their Van Gogh-inspired paint job.
ACLU steps in to fight zoning regulations that appear to let officials veto art based on content.
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