Art

Culture

The Lost Sisterhood and the Case for Libertarian Novels

A best-selling writer explains the power of historical fiction.

Anne Fortier | 4.8.2014 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

#NotABugSplat: Art Installation in Pakistan Puts a Face on Drone Victims

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.7.2014 12:25 PM

Art

Here's George W. Bush's Portrait of Vladimir Putin

Ed Krayewski | 4.4.2014 4:05 PM

Art

Meet Mark McCloud, The World's Leading Collector Of LSD Art

The Huffington Post | 4.4.2014 2:45 PM

Economics

State Department Spending $400,000 on a Camel Statue in Pakistan

Zenon Evans | 3.31.2014 3:39 PM

Politics

Philly Artist Fights City Hall Over Eminent Domain Abuse

Joshua Swain and Nick Gillespie | 3.31.2014 3:00 PM

Economics

Michelangelo's David Used to Sell Amyl Nitrite Poppers, Underwear, Jeans? OK. Guns? No Way!

Nick Gillespie | 3.18.2014 8:19 PM

Policy

The Neon Jungle Favors a Museum over an Arcade

Redevelopment is not a game in Glendale

Scott Shackford | 3.7.2014 12:45 PM

Politics

America's Portrait Artist

Zenon Evans | 2.28.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Reason TV: Oliver Stone, Ayn Rand Pop Art, and "Second-Wave Libertarianism"

What We Saw at ISFLC 2014

Joshua Swain | 2.20.2014 3:00 PM

Culture

Starbucks Not Happy About Parody Shop in Los Angeles

Would you like a dumb latte from "Dumb Starbucks"?

Reason Staff | 2.10.2014 6:30 PM

Culture

Pat Robertson: A Little Nudity on TV Can Be OK

"The human body is not essentially nasty."

Jesse Walker | 2.7.2014 4:44 PM

Civil Liberties

Is Wellesley's Underwear-Clad Statue Too Scary for Free Speech?

Zenon Evans | 2.7.2014 3:28 PM

Culture

Teh Internet is Full of Cool Things, Part 19,354: NFL Helmets Redone in Star Wars Universe

Nick Gillespie | 2.5.2014 11:12 AM

Culture

Did Woody Allen Molest His Daughter, Dylan Farrow? And If So, Should You Disavow His Films?

Nick Gillespie | 2.1.2014 7:47 PM

Culture

Aimless, Indeed

Zenon Evans | 1.31.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Meet Power of Glamour's Virginia Postrel and FIRE's Greg Lukianoff, Tues., 1/28

Nick Gillespie | 1.27.2014 12:06 PM

Culture

George Zimmerman Targets Prosecutor in Latest Painting

Second painting he's done post-trial

Reason Staff | 1.23.2014 5:40 PM

Culture

South African Government Orders Removal of Bronze Rabbit in Mandela Statue

Reportedly inserted by sculptors to indicate the sculpture was made quickly

Reason Staff | 1.22.2014 2:00 PM

Culture

Prominent NJ Black Poet, Author, Activist Dead at 79

Amiri Baraka, the state's former poet laureate.

Reason Staff | 1.9.2014 5:55 PM

Politics

Pere Ubu Frontman David Thomas Bewilders A Fan by Obdurately Believing Markets are Proper for Art

Brian Doherty | 12.26.2013 2:27 PM

Culture

Christie's Launches First Art Auction in India

A budding market

Reason Staff | 12.19.2013 6:20 PM

Policy

Bids For George Zimmerman Painting Push Price Close to $100,000

Starting bid was $50

Reason Staff | 12.17.2013 1:00 PM

Politics

If Detroit Cares About Its Future - and Art - It Will Sell its Museum's Masterpieces

Nick Gillespie | 12.15.2013 4:30 PM

Politics

Bipartisan Bill Aims to Cut Official Portrait Spending

Zenon Evans | 12.13.2013 4:10 PM

Policy

Donor Pledges $5 Million to Protect Detroit Art, Pensions

Drop, meet bucket

Reason Staff | 12.6.2013 3:00 PM

Politics

On #RepealDay, Remember "Prohibition Vogue" with Ken Burns, Dan Okrent, and Boardwalk Empire

Nick Gillespie | 12.5.2013 10:59 AM

Policy

Detroit Art Sale Could Raise More Than $800 Million

Help shave off the billions in debt

Reason Staff | 12.4.2013 3:10 PM

Culture

Gallery Facing Federal Lawsuits for Millions over Forgeries

Knoedler Gallery in Manhattan accused of selling faked works by masters

Reason Staff | 12.2.2013 5:40 PM

Culture

Modern Art Turns 100

Ronald Bailey | 11.30.2013 7:00 AM

Politics

L.A. Lifts Mural Ban

License to paint

Matthew Feeney | 11.30.2013 7:00 AM

Culture

Vacant 'Art House' in Detroit Burns Down

Part of collection of empty homes decorated as part of Heidelberg Project

Reason Staff | 11.12.2013 4:10 PM

Culture

Germany Refuses to Make Info About Nazi-Looted Art Public

Don't want to be inundated with false claims of ownership, they say

Reason Staff | 11.6.2013 6:30 PM

Culture

Nazi Art Cache Found in Germany Includes Previously Unknown Chagall

Tax investigators found 1,400 pieces of artwork believed to have been stolen by Nazis

Reason Staff | 11.5.2013 8:40 AM

Culture

Art Looted by Nazis Found in Munich

Collection of 1,500 pieces

Reason Staff | 11.4.2013 4:00 PM

Politics

In Defense Of Banksy and Guerrilla Street Art

It's more than an act of crime or commerce

James Poulos | 11.2.2013 12:00 PM

Burning Man

A Cacophonous World

Brian Doherty | 11.1.2013 12:00 PM

Politics

Czech Artist Gives Commies the Finger

Matt Welch | 10.22.2013 11:29 AM

Culture

NYPD, Bloomberg Have Banksy in Their Crosshairs

"[I]t may be art, but it should not be permitted."

Reason Staff | 10.17.2013 6:20 PM

Politics

NYC Mayor Bloomberg Vows to Bring Mysterious Art-Nuisance Banksy To Heel

Brian Doherty | 10.17.2013 5:32 PM

Policy

Detroit's Emergency Manager Says Art Assets Are 'On the Table'

Currently having them appraised

Reason Staff | 10.4.2013 5:30 PM

Art

Science Proves Reading Literature Improves Your Soul

Ronald Bailey | 10.4.2013 4:01 PM

Culture

ACLU Facebook Post on Censorship Gets Censored

All about boob detection

Reason Staff | 9.25.2013 6:00 PM

Culture

Texas Declares Roadside Prada Storefront an Illegal Ad

Pop art installation going back to 2005

Reason Staff | 9.23.2013 6:10 PM

Politics

Grand Theft Auto is Today's Great Expectations

Why video games are the defining cultural medium of the 21st century.

Nick Gillespie | 9.23.2013 11:13 AM

Politics

Why Grand Theft Auto V is the new Great Expectations: Nick Gillespie in Time

Nick Gillespie | 9.20.2013 1:58 PM