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Artist Who Created Pepe the Frog Sues InfoWars for Copyright Infringement
The meme created by artist Matt Furie in 2005 has turned into a fascist symbol and is now on sale on the right-wing website's online store.
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Art
Jeffrey Gibson Designs Vibrant Garments to Confound Cultural Assumptions
At the 2018 Armory Show, the artist said he doesn't see his garments as clothes — he sees them as proposals.
Announcement
A Timely Conversation on Four Philadelphia Art Projects and Their Social Histories
'Assembling a Monumental Speech/Orchestra' reflects on four contemporary art events that shaped Philadelphia in the Fall of 2017.
Comics
Jayne County Straddles the Line Between Pretty and Punk Rock
The punk rocker's first retrospective features sloppy queens, peacock-print dildos, and angry pepper grinders in high heels.
Comics
When It Rains in LA
Something special happens when it rains in LA.
Art
Looking Back at a Conceptual Artist Who Rejected Eurocentric Art History
On view at the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Rasheed Araeen: A Retrospective illustrates how Rasheed Araeen used art as an arena for testing ideology, exploring the limits of conceptual and political approaches within visual media.
Art
Commemorating the 1968 East LA Walkouts with Films, Art, and More
On the 50th anniversary of the walkouts, the Chicano Studies Research Center at UCLA has organized a two-day conference to commemorate this seminal event.
Books
The Women in Andy Warhol's Life, as Imagined by Hilton Als
Like Warhol's own work, Als's characterizations appear one-dimensional at first sight, but on closer observation, they take on a much more profound meaning.
Art
An Artist Carefully Catalogues His Late Mother's Possessions
Nick Flessa lays bare the possessions of his mother for the world to see, as they become both an index of her life story and her son’s grief.
Film
This Oscar-Winning Short Doc Animates the Life of an Unpretentious Artist
Mindy Alper, who has struggled with mental illness her whole life, uses drawing and papier-mâché sculpture for both therapy and communication.
Music
The Soaring Audio-Visual Art of Andrew Bird’s Live Show
With Echolocations, the folk musician and indie rocker has made site-specific performances a part of his live tour.
Guide
Your Concise Guide to Armory Week 2018
From the main attraction on the West Side piers and Spring Break's Times Square free-for-all, to specialized fairs of paper art, design objects, and antiquarian books, there's something for everyone.