Features
Bartschland Comes to FIT
The Museum at FIT stages a widely anticipated retrospective showing of the looks of nightlife icon Susanne Bartsch
The Other Pop
As the Met’s Warhol retrospective refocuses attention on the Pop artist’s vast influence, shows by Desi Santiago and Skylar Fein point to new horizons in the future of Pop.
The Art World’s Blonde Spot
Whether on the gritty Lower East Side or in the heart of Chelsea’s gallery district, the lustrous blondes of cultural history beckon to artists and admirers alike.
The Kost of Transformation
Whether models, drag queens, or world-famous celebrities, the subjects of Jeremy Kost’s collages and paintings draw attention to the labor of becoming that is fundamental to the human condition.
Inspired Identities and the Imagination of Jane Forth
Given attention to the use of make-up in today’s art, perhaps best exemplified by MoMA’s Cindy Sherman retrospective, we invited cultural icon and Warhol Superstar Jane Forth to sit for an interview.
Yumiko Furukawa “Art Review Drawings” 003
Third installment of drawings/ reviews by artist Yumiko Furukawa on gallery press releases of five notable New York exhibition, January/ February 2012.
Feeding the Future: Bibbe Hansen and the Finding of Fluxus
Bibbe Hansen, daughter of artist Al Hansen, and a unique journey from her Fluxus foundations through the Warhol Factory to art in Second Life
Hally McGehean’s Laminated Luxe
McGehean’s Pop couture is crafted not from materials indiscernible to the average person but from the vibrant commercial images that swirl around us endlessly.
Fragments of Fashion’s Future by Nicola Formichetti
The most powerful design feature of Formichetti’s store is the fragmented mirrored space. It creates a kind of dazzling disco dungeon that seems to be on the verge of collapse were it not for the aesthetic energy within.
The Beautiful Memories of Veronica Ibarra
Ibarra’s photographs try to “capture the real and create the surreal.” Her artistic process tolerates aberrations because, she says, “Even mistakes can be beautiful.”
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