Artist Gardar Eide Einarsson Brakes for Popes
Were you to encounter this bleak road sign, what would be the appropriate response?
Megan Cedro Goes Picasso by Way of Ghost World
We have a feeling Dan Clowes would like to go record shopping with her.
Photographer Amy Arbus Battles the Windchill
Amy Arbus remembers when Manhattan women used to wear fur bikinis in the wintertime.
Artist Alan Reid Is Breaking Up the Band
Alan Reid has been busy with his coloring pencils, fashioning majestic women into insipid, sometimes silly situations.
Artist Lisa Young Putters Around
In Lisa Young's hushed video, a young man wearing an untucked polo shirt tees off while a lawnmower crops the course quietly in the background.
Artists Jennifer and Kevin McCoy Outsource Their Dull Lives
For this video, the McCoys hired 50 actors to perform their daily tasks.
Photographer Susan Mikula Shifts Focus
With her Polaroid camera, Susan Mikula creates abstract visions of empty spaces that inspire memories we never knew we had.
Artist Kehinde Wiley Does a Face-Plant
Kehinde Wiley is in danger of overexposure at this point, but his show of four grand new paintings (and a few oldies) at Deitch closes this Saturday and we think you should see it.
Artist Nathalie Djurberg Makes Table-Dancing Classy
In Nathalie Djurberg's latest animation, a gangly ballerina prances about a table set for a tea party.
Photographer Jesse Rieser Shows a Flexible Three-Bedroom
Jesse Rieser’s luminous, hyper-staged photograph seems to be a warning to aspiring party planners.
Artists William Powhida and Jennifer Dalton Send Their Condolences
At Art Basel Miami this year, Powhida and Dalton whittled up a few dirt-cheap six-piece box sets of Leunig-like condolence cards.
Artist Nagisa Nakauchi Bears All
Nagisa Nakauchi’s capped boy squats amid a mosh pit of fluffy bears and flattened dolls, all of them looking terribly bored with the whole situation.
Artist Ann Lislegaard Makes Sci-fi Less Boring
Lislegaard has animated science-fiction novels to make them more sparkly than the average, garden-variety sci-fi experience.
Photographer Martin Klimas Will Send You Dead Flowers Every Morning
Martin Klimas has a series of stunning images at Foley Gallery (through January 17) that might have been shot by housewives after watching 'Quantum of Solace.'
Artist Marianne Vitale Pitches a Tent in Hell
One of the standout works on display at Art Basel is a vision of making a new home in hell.
Artist Ves Pitt’s Cross-dressing Isn’t Fooling Anyone
There's something incredibly compelling about a glitter mustache.
Artist Elizabeth Peyton Paints Self, Turns Vacation Into Tax Write-off
Elizabeth Peyton presents a peaceful, if slightly somber, picture of herself, her dog, her book, her flip-flops, and her pool.
Photographer Nikki S. Lee’s Triple Exposure
Indeed these are photographs of sketches Lee commissioned from street portraitists around the world.
Artist Kate Gilmore Breaks Down the Fifth Wall
The artist, dressed in a black wrap dress and yellow spiked heels, punches and kicks her way through five layers of drywall.
Artist Rafael Perez Will Get His Pants Back From That Bird
Here, a pantless woman inspects her kinda dainty rifle with care.
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