Mickalene Thomas makes art that ‘gives Black women their flowers’
In Mickalene Thomas’ art work, Black women are front and center. Her subjects are often at leisure, resting on couches and chairs, sometimes nude, and frequently accentuated by rhinestones and rich colorful patterns. “I would describe my art as radically…
Aesthetic vs. Praxis in Afro-futurism
“The praxis of Afro-Futurism is both a practice of liberation and a means of discarding aspirations, possessions, and entitlements that encode the terms of our oppression in prescribed identities. This is not a call for dispassionate transcendence from our social…
‘Superman’ Takes Flight In New Trailer And It Looks . . . Weird
I’m trying to stay upbeat about James Gunn’s upcoming Superman movie. I want DC to bounce back. I want all the franchises to bounce back: Marvel, Star Wars, Star Trek, Game Of Thrones, Lord Of The Rings. They’re all floundering….
Art Movement: Expressionism – Expressionist Artists, Art & Overview
At the start of the twentieth century, an artistic tendency swept through Europe, spurred on by resistance to bourgeois culture and a fervent search for rejuvenated creativity. It came to be known as Expressionism. Words that characterize Expressionist artists and…
The 10 Most Popular Modern and Contemporary Artists
10. Damien Hirst (b. 1965) Damien Hirst is the most prominent member of a group of modern artists, the Young British Artists, which dominated the UK contemporary art scene in the ‘90s. Hirst is the UK’s richest living artist, and…
‘His paintings are magical’: Barry Humphries’s art to feature alongside Dame Edna memorabilia at Christie’s auction
Barry Humphries has had the last laugh—naturally. The fine art fanciers who will be attending the posthumous auction of the entertainer’s collection, in hopes of a distinguished watercolour or rare manuscript, will come face to bespectacled face with his most…
Alina Perez’s ” Family Romance” @ Yossi Milo Gallery, NYC
Yossi Milo is pleased to announce Family Romance, Alina Perez’s first solo exhibition with the gallery. Family Romance opens to the public on Thursday, January 16, with an artist’s reception from 6-8 PM, and will be on view through Saturday, March 8, 2025. Alina Perez’s…
Admit It, DC is About to Debut The Flash’s Coolest Look of All Time
The Absolute Universe may not have a lot of hope in it, but it’s about to have one of the best-looking Flash variants that has ever existed. Absolute Flash is still a bit away from its official debut, but a glimpse into the future is…
Bronze Age Footprints Preserved During Vesuvius Eruption Are Found in Italy
A number of Bronze Age discoveries were made during upgrades to a methane pipeline in the Italian province of Salerno, the Italian news agency ANSA reports. Bronze Age footprints, both from animals and from humans, were initially identified as work…
Absolute Superman Completely Rewrites the Man of Steel’s Origin Story – And It Is Heartbreaking
The following contains major spoilers for Absolute Superman #3, on sale now from DC Comics. DC’s Absolute Universe has completely rewritten the Man of Steel’s origin story. Absolute Superman #3 brings readers back six years to a time when Kal-El was young and…
Nina Molloy: These Griefs, These Gardens
There’s a small party in a two-story house furnished with midcentury teak, warmly lit, located on the outskirts of a city with a tropical climate. The guests are foreign dignitaries, optometrists, and architects with their own firms—and because it is…
Jensen Ackles’s Batman Gets An Awesome Batsuit, Batcycle And Yellow Utility Belt In Stunning DC Art
The DC Universe finds its Batman for The Brave and The Bold in Jensen Ackles through new DC art. While it may not have a release date yet slotted in the DCU’s Chapter 1: “Gods and Monsters” schedule, fans are actively looking to find out…
WNBA star Angel Reese lands Vogue cover
WNBA player Angel Reese has landed a Vogue cover, posing for a story about how the worlds of fashion and sport have collided. With interviews from Reese, tennis player Frances Tiafoe and Olympic sprinter Gabby Thomas — the last of…
Unique wild ice skating experiences around the world
As temperatures drop and waterways freeze over, outdoor adventure enthusiasts can lace up their skates in search of perfect ice skating spots. Finding the best place for wild or Nordic skating, which involves skating outdoors on naturally formed ice, is…
A Look at “Landscapes” @ V1 Gallery, Copenhagen
Landscapes is a group exhibition featuring 27 artists whose work deals with ecology and a spirituality grounded in landscape. It seeks to be an incomplete examination of landscapes through a contemporary lens, taking place between V1 Gallery and Eighteen, covering over 350…
A wine-lover’s guide to the Costa Brava
Most people think of the Costa Brava for its Mediterranean beaches and classic holiday resorts — and rightly so, as the coastline is spectacular — but this northeastern region of Catalonia offers more than just sea and sand. Visitors can…
Sample Snitching: How Online Fan Chatter Can Create Legal Trouble for Rap Producers
In summer 2020, I received an email from an independent rap label, promoting one of its new releases. It had a note attached about samples. “Do your best to refrain from mentioning them by name unless you know they’ve been…
Alabama nursing student wins Miss America 2025
A new Miss America has been crowned: Abbie Stockard, a 22-year-old Auburn University nursing student and cheerleader who was named Miss Alabama last June ahead of her senior year. Stockard triumphed over 51 other hopefuls — one from each US…
Sonic X Shadow Generations Sales Top 2 Million In Another Sega Milestone
President of Sega, Shuji Utsumi recently announced that sales for their action-adventure platformer SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS have surpassed two million units sold worldwide; The title combines elements of two titles, SONIC Generations featuring Classic and Modern Sonic as the game’s heroic leads and…
This Self-Taught Artist, Known For His Art Magazine Riffs, Lands His First Solo Museum Show at MoMA
Artforum, Art in America, and Frieze have all featured in his paintings. A self-trained artist who often takes art and art magazines as his subject will get a major museum spotlight this coming winter. In its Projects gallery, which is…