
02/04/2023
In memoriam: Paco Rabanne (1934 – 2023)
20th Century avant garde genius
Spanish designer Paco Rabanne, known for his visionary ‘Space Age’ fashion and experimental fragrances, has died aged 88
The Ed Paschke Art Center commemorates the work of the legendary Ed Paschke, while serving as an acce
Operating as usual
20th Century avant garde genius
Spanish designer Paco Rabanne, known for his visionary ‘Space Age’ fashion and experimental fragrances, has died aged 88
BBC doc now available in the US on PBS
Discover the factors that led to the birth of Hip Hop and its first hit in 1982.
Remembering avant-garde Czech film pioneer Věra Chytilová, born on this day in 1929. Chytilová is best known for her 1966 anarchic Czech New Wave masterpiece DAISIES. 🌼🥂🍒🦋
"If there's something you don't like, don't keep to the rules - break them."
Lessons in Historical Male Peacocking, from Lord Gaga to the King of Afrofuturism
They're performers. Dandies. Men with a streak of the mad poet. Writers, dancers, and professional party boys. Though these eccentrics span across generations, all share a brazen commitment to being themselves that's made for some of the most memorable menswear moments in the 19th and 20th centuries
From darkness to everlasting light: all you need to know about the first Islamic Arts Biennale
Rebecca Anne Proctor travels to Jeddah to explore the world’s first Islamic Arts Biennale (until 23 April), a monumental survey of Islamic arts and culture in the religion’s birthplace, modern-day Saudi Arabia
The A To Z Of Mexico City Art Week 2023
From a to z, here’s where you’ll want to be at Mexico City Art Week 2023.
Celebrating Black History Month
Celebrate Black History Month with a collection of films that survey African American history on-screen, a look at literary legend James Baldwin’s cinematic legacy, and a retrospective devoted to the independent trailblazer Oscar Micheaux.
Andy Warhol’s Religious Journey
When the artist was shot point-blank at the Factory, in 1968, it was a turning point in his life.
Ed would play this over and over at the studio.
Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit an album that changed ambient music forever.
'It's Like Improvising': See Abraham Cruzvillegas Construct Installations From Found Materials as a Metaphor for Identity-Building | Artnet News
As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words.
Check out their take on Dante’s Inferno
Taking cues from its Surrealist roots, the French fashion house Schiaparelli opened its couture show in Paris this week with a contemporary take on Dante’s Inferno. The house’s creative Danie…
Definitive Proof That You Can Be Both an Architect AND an Artist
These 5 famous architects make the case for blurring the line between fine art and building design.
Frank Lloyd Wright's unbuilt buildings revealed in series of renders
Spanish architect David Romero has released a set of renderings that depict unbuilt projects by Frank Lloyd Wright, including a mile-high skyscraper.
Coming January 31 to PBS
Some of the greatest pop music ever made gets the respectful, rigorous sociological treatment it deserves – thanks to this documentary series from the Public Enemy star
Rick Rubin: How to Access Your Creativity | Huberman Lab Podcast
My guest is Rick Rubin, one of the most renowned music producers of all time, known for his work with a wide range of artists, including Run DMC, Public Enem...
A great read on an amazing artist 🌟
From 2000: In person, she’s unassuming. How does she create photographs that are so disturbing, violent, and unforgettable?
Why Does AI Art Look Like a ’70s Prog-Rock Album Cover?
The boom in generative AI art is creating an aesthetic movement—one that looks oddly familiar.
Big Hair: A collection of epic ‘80s hairstyles
In the past on Dangerous Minds I’ve blogged about ‘The higher the hair, the closer to God’: Glorious BIG hair from the 1960s and Outrageously HUGE pompadours. This time I’m tackling the ever so awesome hairstyles of the 1980s. Just like the ‘60s bouffant and the ‘50s pompadour, the 19....
Drag-tastic covers from vintage crossdresser magazine ‘Female Mimics’
A fantastic, gender-bending cover of ‘Female Mimics” magazine, 1971. Launched in 1963, Female Mimics magazine was the very first glossy covered cross-dressing publication of its kind. In the past magazines of this sort tended to be the size of “digests” so this was a rather significant ad....
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Berthe Morisot, Impressionism’s Most Relentless Innovator, Is Finally Receiving Her Due
A key Impressionist, Morisot has been the subject of renewed attention.
Hotel Room: the secret history of David Lynch’s lost HBO series
After an early cancellation, the 1993 mini-series fell into obscurity – but it may be some of the filmmaker’s best work
Filmmakers and felines: Jean Cocteau had a club for cat lovers!
Artist Jean Cocteau made great movies and was a huge fan of cats. So much so that he made epic amounts of cat-themed art and was a primary member of a Parisian organization for cat lovers!
So Hard to Say Goodbye: The Oral History of Cooley High
The cast and crew of the 1975 Black cinema classic reminisce about making one of the greatest Chicago films of all time.
Divine and friends action figures from John Waters’ ‘Female Trouble’
“Mr. Wineberger, Dawn Davenport is eating a meatball sandwich right out in CLAESS!” Divine’s official social media guru directed my attention, yesterday, to the work of sculptor Tyson Tabbert, who recently created a batch of “action figures” for John Waters’ masterpiece Female Trouble....
‘I feel a great sense of freedom’: the flying women of Mexico – in pictures
The project is about the participation of women in the Danza de los Voladores (Dance of the flying men), a traditionally male ritual
Man and beast: Francis Bacon’s monstrous monster paintings
A new exhibition at the Royal Academy explores the artist’s fascination with animals and animalism
Your ultimate guide to Salvador Dalí
From trippy aestheticism and downright sadomasochism to the gregarious tales that you simply couldn’t make up – here’s a 26-letter guide to one of the world’s greatest eccentrics
Spend New Year’s Eve 1968 with The Who, Small Faces, Françoise Hardy & Pink Floyd
New Years Eve, Paris, 1968. Amidst a volatile political climate of civil unrest that nearly brought the entire country to a virtual halt, rock ‘n’ roll music was still prevailed as “teenage entertainment” before being overthrown by the hippie culture of Woodstock the following year. The 3....
Vivienne Westwood, Fashion Designer and Punk Icon, Dies at 81
The late designer helped popularize the British punk and new wave movements with her clothing
Shoot the Singer: 20 Great Instrumentals by Non-Instrumental Bands
From The Cure, R.E.M. and The Smiths, to Broken Social Scene, Pavement, Portishead and more, here are 20 songs by bands where the singers keep their mouths shut.
Ed Paschke’s artwork still dazzles even in mural reproductions in a Northwest Side viaduct
You don’t have to go to a museum or gallery to see the Chicago art great’s work. You can see them in murals that have been up for years along Lawrence Avenue just west of the Kennedy Expressway.
‘The Junky’s Christmas’: The William S. Burroughs short film presented by Francis Ford Coppola
If you have even the most passing knowledge of the life and work of William S. Burroughs, nothing should seem more out of the ordinary than finding the author of surreal he**in tomes nodding pensively at the beginning of this 1993 Francis Ford Coppola-produced short film directed by Nick Donkin a....
How the 20-Year Trend Cycle Collapsed
Every style, every era, happening all at once. How did we get here, and at what cost?
Just in time for the holidays 🌟🎥🌟
Directed by Çetin Inanç and starring Turkish action superstar Cüneyt Arkin, The Man Who Saved The World is an amazingly over-the-top knock-off of George Lucas’s Star Wars. Popularly known as Turkish Star Wars for reasons that are clearly apparent, this Turkish slab of cinematic taffy stretch....
Cheap Dollar Store toys become bizarre, mashed-up works of art
A plastic wrestling action figure mashed-up with a Marvel ‘Red Skull’ action figure becomes ‘DEVO the Barbarian.’ Perhaps taking notes from H.G. Wells 1896 novel The Island of Dr. Moreau, the fantastic Tumblr Dollar Store Combine features odd creations that were made by mashing-up items t....
The artworks that predicted the future of the world
From Caravaggio to Warhol, Yayoi Kusama and Amalia Ulman, these works ask: does art imitate life or life imitate art?
William S. Burroughs fronts Yellow Magic Orchestra, reprograms your mind
For 1993’s Technodon, Yellow Magic Orchestra acquired vocal tracks from cyberpunk novelist William Gibson, dolphin-dosing scientist John C. Lilly, and Naked Lunch author William S. Burroughs. Burroughs’ contribution to the album’s first song, “Be A Superman,” is a short vocal sample, st....
36 of the Best Documentaries on Netflix Right Now
Our pick of the best Netflix documentaries, updated every month.
There is Still Time to Get the Best Cyber Monday 2021 Deals on Art Supplies
Today is Cyber Monday, when many US retailers post deep discounts on selected wares, including art and craft supplies. To help you parse the offerings, we’ll be tracking some of the best deals on a…
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