Santa's Ghetto is a "squat art concept store" which began five years ago and opens in a different location each holiday season. It features 20 … [Read more...] about Banksy Mocks Jacko in Santa’s Ghetto Portrait
Art and Design
World AIDS Day Premiere: Positively Naked
I've covered Spencer Tunick and his human art installations quite a bit on this blog, and at one point produced quite a lengthy post on New York's … [Read more...] about World AIDS Day Premiere: Positively Naked
Banksy and Warhol: They’re a Steal
With prices for street art prankster Banksy through the roof, many of his actual "street paintings" have become targets for thieves eager to cash in. … [Read more...] about Banksy and Warhol: They’re a Steal
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fellowship: Design, Hard Labor, Hot Gay Sex
The Fellowship, a new book said to be more about the relationships in Frank Lloyd Wright's life than his buildings discusses the contradictory … [Read more...] about Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fellowship: Design, Hard Labor, Hot Gay Sex
Stolen Goya Painting Recovered
Following an art world Amber Alert, Goya's "Children with a Cart" was recovered in central New Jersey after a tip to the FBI from an anonymous lawyer … [Read more...] about Stolen Goya Painting Recovered
Banksy’s Disney Project Revealed
Back in September I posted about Brit street artist/prankster Banksy's Guantanamo Bay prisoner installation at the Big Thunder Mountain ride in … [Read more...] about Banksy’s Disney Project Revealed
Warhol Portrait of “Sugary” Dolly Parton Questioned
Controversy has sprung up around a Dolly Parton portrait said to be an Andy Warhol that was put on the block at Sotheby's blowout contemporary art … [Read more...] about Warhol Portrait of “Sugary” Dolly Parton Questioned
Art Market on Fire: Auctioned, Sold, and Stolen
An auction of contemporary art at Christie's set records yesterday with 64 individual works going for a whopping total of $239.7 million. Among the … [Read more...] about Art Market on Fire: Auctioned, Sold, and Stolen
Must See: Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal’s Caligula
This is a short "art film" in the form of a movie trailer that was presented at the Venice Bienniale as a parody of the original film. There was no … [Read more...] about Must See: Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal’s Caligula
Harry Potter‘s Daniel Radcliffe, Naked in Equus
Daniel Radcliffe is appearing in the London stage production of Equus: "The play, about a young man's attacks on horses and a psychiatrist's attempt … [Read more...] about Harry Potter‘s Daniel Radcliffe, Naked in Equus