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Burning Man's Just for Rich People Now

If we didn't attend the week-long Burning Man festival in Nevada every year, we probably wouldn't be the deeply spiritual, open-minded individual that we are today. We'd just be another emotional...

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Brooklynites Blessing the Hudson Valley With Hipness

"You can't keep a good creative down," as the old saying goes. When pushed out of their community by covert gentrification, overt invasion, and other insidiousnesses, good creatives will simply move...

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Art-Attacking 'CIA Agent' Attacking Art Again

Remember Susan Burns, the woman "from the American CIA" who in April tried to beat up a Gauguin hung at the National Gallery of Art? Well, she got back inside the gallery somehow, and this time...

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Vincent van Gogh Was Maybe Murdered?

A new biography of Vincent van Gogh, which is getting a featured segment on 60 Minutes this weekend, posits that the post-Impressionist master didn't commit suicide by shooting himself in the abdomen,...

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'The White Ambassador:' Whiteface on the Streets of Harlem

Nate Hill is the New York artist behind the Free Bouncy Rides, Death Bear, the dead body dead body, and other, sunnier projects. Hill is biracial, and his latest work has a racial theme: for the next...

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"Two dozen never-before-exhibited" paintings by George W.

"Two dozen never-before-exhibited" paintings by George W. Bush will anchor "The Art of Leadership," an exhibition opening April at Bush's presidential library in Texas. Reserve your tickets now....

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Norwegian Artist Eats Own Hip, Says It Tastes Like "Wild Sheep"

After convincing doctors to let him keep the bone removed during his hip replacement operation, a Norwegian conceptual artist boiled it on "a whim" and then ate the flesh with potato gratin and a...

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Kristen Stewart Taking Time Off From Acting to Make a "Bunch of Shit"

Semi-pro frown girl Kristen Stewart is taking some time off from her main art form, acting, to work on another: makin' shit. In an interview with USA Today, she explains that she's buying a "live-work...

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Banksy on Aesthetics

“I’m lucky because what I make either succeeds or fails. Some people undoubtedly would tell you that’s why it’s crap art, but that’s the way it is. I feel sorry for Abstract Expressionists—how do they...

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Lego Won't Give Ai Weiwei Legos To Use For 'Political Works'

The Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei has reportedly been refused a shipment of Legos he ordered because the company “cannot approve the use of Legos for political works.” Read more...

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Underemployed Actors and Artists in Los Angeles Work for Uber and Lyft

Aspiring actors and artists have long turned to the restaurant industry for extra cash, but they’ve found a far more convenient alternative: driving for Uber, Lyft, or in some cases, both.Read more...

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