Comics
Everything Is Dead, Long Live Everything!
They say that painting is dead, but people continue to paint.
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Art
Finding Kindred Spirits at Conventions
Since 2013, photographer Arthur Drooker has been on a quest to document as many conventions as possible for his series Conventional Wisdom.
Art
The Tale of Jean-Gabriel Eynard, Gentleman Daguerreotypist
When the daguerreotype was introduced in 1839, some of the first to support this groundbreaking photographic process were the elite of Europe.
Art
My Invisible Drawings at Davos
There are many misconceptions about the World Economic Forum in Davos, but the biggest one seems to be this: Davos is a networking conference for the superrich.
Opinion
Photographer Develops 31 Lost Film Rolls Taken by World War II Soldier
Photographer Levi Bettwieser has an unusual passion: he hunts down and develops old film rolls left inside vintage cameras or forgotten by their owners in the backs of musty drawers.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, snow graffiti, free newspapers online, Jon Stewart on architecture, Photoshop at 25, Iranian beauty standards for women, Pussy Riot and Eric Garner, and more.
Opinion
Weekend Words: Brown
Now that Kate Brown has ascended to the governorship relinquished by the scandal-plagued John Kitzhaber, the neighboring states of Oregon and California each have a governor named Brown.
Art
What Does It Mean to Be a Grown-Up Painter?
Isn’t it time we begin putting things in perspective?
Music
Nicki Minaj's Greatest Hits, Hardcore Bangerz Edition
One day far in the future, when Nicki Minaj will have produced maybe three or four more albums and sold tens of billions more, she will release a greatest hits package, and what a wonderful day that will be.
Art
Wölfli’s World: Fifty Shades of Grau — and Technicolor Visions
MARIA GUGGING, AUSTRIA — It’s something of a trek to the Museum Gugging, one part of a legendary arts facility that also features a gallery, bookshop, creativity atelier (where even the word “art” is too limiting) and artists’ residence — a place that has nurtured some of the most renowned talents i
Art
Dark Matter: Jason Karolak’s Wayward Abstractions
There are times in a painter’s development when progress is slow and incremental, and there are times when everything just pops. In Polyrhythm, Jason Karolak’s luminous solo show of abstract paintings at McKenzie Fine Art, everything just pops.
In Brief
Egypt Customs Officials Seize Street Art Books for "Instigating Revolt"
Egyptian customs officials in Alexandria have reportedly seized a shipment of 400 copies of the art book Walls of Freedom: Street Art of the Egyptian Revolution, over fears that it might incite rebellion.