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Drink Like a Dead Art Star: Cocktails Inspired by Diane Arbus and Mark Rothko
Not all books come with a body bag, but that was the favor given out at the book party for Alix Strauss’ marvelously morbid Death Becomes Them: Unearthing the Suicides of the Brilliant, the Famous, and...
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What’s on at Flavorpill: Links That Made the Rounds in Our Office
Today at Flavorpill, we found ourselves in a “Forest Hills State of Mind” thanks to Rachel Dratch. We ogled Hong Kong-based designer May Sum’s odd, animal-centric gems. We were surprised to hear that a...
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USPS Issues AbEx Postage Stamps, We Hyperventilate
The US Postal Service must have heard our collective wail at the news that they’re looking to scale back mail delivery to five days a week, cutting out Saturday entirely. Because they’ve just offered...
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Cocktails Inspired By Famous Artists
In the wake of last night’s midterm elections, we imagine many of our readers have turned to drink (or plan to, come five o’clock). Allow us to help you out with that. Inspired by HTMLGiant’s wonderful...
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The Most Staggering Sales at Art Basel 2011
Art Basel, the most legendary, prestigious art fair in the world — which this year featured $1.8 billion in art — closed with a spectacular bang Sunday. Galleries boasted of epic sales, Gagosian...
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Famous Artworks Transformed into Sandwiches
Artists Brittany Powell and Tae Kitakata were studio mates in art school and wanted to keep in touch — creatively speaking — after graduation. They started Low-Commitment Projects as a way to ” … share...
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Famous Artworks Inspired by Their Creators’ Nervous Breakdowns
Van Gogh cut his ear off. Gauguin had a mid-life crisis and shacked up with frighteningly young Tahitian girls. Munch suffered from hallucinations. It’s a cliché that all great artists are crazy....
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The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories
1. Jay-Z took the subway to Brooklyn’s new Barclays Center for the final performance in his eight-night venue-opening run. And, of course, his fellow commuters flipped the eff out. Watch a video of the...
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Rothko Paintings Recreated in Rice
Recently, an iconic Mark Rothko mural, Maroon on Black, was rather strangely defaced by a museum-goer at the Tate Modern in London. Inspired by the event, photographer Henry Hargreaves and chef/food...
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10 Famous Artists’ Stunning Studios
Leonardo da Vinci once said, “An artist’s studio should be a small space because small rooms discipline the mind and large ones distract it.” An interesting concept, but does it necessarily hold true...
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The Year’s Most Notorious Art Lawsuits
Civil rulings in New York are marked by their dryness and professionalism. But this can be tossed out the window when the dispute concerns a work of art. One such utterance, by state Supreme Court...
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The 10 Most Memorable Artist Collaborations
For her contribution to the Manchester International Festival, Tracey Emin has announced plans for a collaboration with Louise Bourgeois, who she describes as her “hero” in a recent Guardian op-ed. To...
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Breathtaking Photos of Seascapes That Recall the Paintings of Mark Rothko
Like most Abstract Expressionists, Mark Rothko is the kind of artist most people either dismiss as a fraud or obsess over and call a genius. Those who take the latter view will likely be fascinated by...
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