Art "experts" with knowledge of the transaction say that David Martinez, "the Mexican financier who bought a two-floor apartment in the south … [Read more...] about Dripping in Money: David Geffen Sells Pollock for Record Price
Art and Design
Jude Law Decides His Abs are Worth Their Weight in Gold
The Magic Custard company will create casts in bronze, silver, and gold of your child's feet and hands to keep for posterity. Unless, of course, … [Read more...] about Jude Law Decides His Abs are Worth Their Weight in Gold
Brad Pitt Surprised to be on Vanity Fair Cover, May Sue
Although Brad Pitt signed a release for the photos shot by avant-garde film director and artist Robert Wilson, part of a video portrait project in … [Read more...] about Brad Pitt Surprised to be on Vanity Fair Cover, May Sue
Brad Pitt’s Blue Wet Dream
Vanity Fair is publishing its first-ever "art issue" in December and offers a tease in the form of a Robert Wilson video portrait of Brad Pitt. The … [Read more...] about Brad Pitt’s Blue Wet Dream
The New York Post‘s Homophobic Comic Strip Not So Funny
Gawker has been great about calling out cartoonist Sean Delonas on his homophobic comics for the New York Post. The stereotyping pretty much speaks … [Read more...] about The New York Post‘s Homophobic Comic Strip Not So Funny
Alan Turing Jack O’Lantern Cracks the Halloween Code
Check out this great Alan Turing Jack-O'Lantern. It was created using a stencil taken from a blog that posts them for graffiti artists. While I've … [Read more...] about Alan Turing Jack O’Lantern Cracks the Halloween Code
News: Warhol Jeans, Barry Diller’s Big Bucks, Brazil
— Rainbow flag disappears from Minnesota campus following campaign on the Facebook website calling for its removal. — Does Warhol have the fit … [Read more...] about News: Warhol Jeans, Barry Diller’s Big Bucks, Brazil
Awards Given to Best Magazine Covers of the Year
The New Yorker cover that made fun of Dick Cheney's now infamous hunting accident (in which he peppered 78-year-old Harry Whittington in the face with … [Read more...] about Awards Given to Best Magazine Covers of the Year
Bidding Frenzy for Banksy Warhol Fakes of Kate Moss
Street artist and pop culture prankster Banksy is probably the only artist I can think of who could copy a Warhol and get an extravagant price for it. … [Read more...] about Bidding Frenzy for Banksy Warhol Fakes of Kate Moss
News: Posh Toast, Michael Lucas, Gay Yoga, Art-O-Meter
— Gay bashers of Elmira, New York set to appear before grand jury. — The Art-O-Meter scores a work of art based on the amount of time someone … [Read more...] about News: Posh Toast, Michael Lucas, Gay Yoga, Art-O-Meter