Art
The Founding Mother of Southern California's Chicano Drag Scene
A primal, glitter-fueled scream was unleashed with Cyclona, giving birth to generations of queer Chicano performers.
Nao Bustamante
Art
Nao Bustamante Redesigns a Common Gynecological Tool
Nao Bustamante has been thinking of ways to make the speculum less unpleasant for the millions of patients who encounter it each year.
Art
Can a Porn Website Liberate Women in Art?
The Pleasure Principle at Maccarone wavers between issues of women’s representation and those of pornography and art, without fully committing to either.
Art
At the Broad, an Evening of Performances Inspired by Nico
On June 24, Warhol Icon kicks off the museum's Summer Happenings series with multimedia performances evoking the Velvet Underground singer and artist.
Books
All the Feelings: Jennifer Doyle’s 'Hold It Against Me'
What is included in the field of a work of art? The medium may be painting or performance, the subject matter may be landscapes or the death of a lover, and the aesthetics may come from a particular tradition or vein of art. But beyond that, when we discuss a work of art, what else can or should be
Art
Bravo’s Work of Art: Recap and Tweet Digest!
Last night marked a watershed moment for the art world: the first time that contemporary art was inducted in the burgeoning canon of reality TV. But the big question is: will it succeed in picking an artist the art world will accept or will the show turn out to be more of a Dadaist farce, too nonsen